Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Board found that the VA properly withheld the Veteran's VA compensation benefits for 74 days of fiscal year 2014, during which he was in receipt of military drill pay. The appeal is denied as there is no basis in the law to grant this appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand disability is related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's Reiter's syndrome disability was rated at 40 percent from October 23, 2002, to June 11, 2013, and at 60 percent since June 12, 2013. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any period.,The Veteran was granted TDIU effective March 29, 2007.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to uncertainty regarding the relationship between the Veteran's urinary symptoms and his service-connected varicocele.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current left foot bunion disorder to his service, including assaults during boot camp. The preponderance of evidence supports a finding that the condition is not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left shoulder disability was denied by the RO, and no new evidence has been submitted to reopen the case.

The Board has determined that there is no current left foot disorder and the Veteran's symptoms are not related to her service. Therefore, she does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the extension of a temporary total evaluation for left tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma, and thus there are no further allegations to consider.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bowel and bladder disorders are not related to a period of service, and therefore denied her claims for service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and found that there is sufficient evidence to establish service connection for schizoaffective disorder, granting this issue.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia is etiologically related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right eye disability is related to a blunt force trauma he experienced in service, and thus granted his claim for service connection.

The Veteran died in June 2002 due to cardio-respiratory arrest and cerebrovascular accident. The underlying cause was right hemiparesis. There is no evidence of any service-connected disability that contributed to his death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to address the probable etiology of any hair loss disability and review of the claims file. The depression claim is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA medical opinion to determine if his service-connected myalgias due to statin therapy rendered him unemployable.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disorder did not have its onset during service and is not related to active military service. The claims of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disorder and a right ankle disorder are reopened, but service connection remains denied.

The Board found that there was no evidence of ionizing radiation exposure in service and the cancers were not related to service. Therefore, the Veteran's claims for service connection for esophageal cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords are denied.

The Board previously denied the claim and the Court vacated it, but since the RO has already issued certificates of eligibility for DEA benefits, the appeal is considered moot.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's child, born with spina bifida and occipital encephalocele, meets the criteria for a monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 due to her father's exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck condition is at least as likely as not due to an injury sustained in service, including a September 1968 incident where his helmet was hit by a bullet and caused him to lose consciousness. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.