Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran has withdrawn his claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant, and the Board finds that it does not have jurisdiction to review these appeals.

The Board has granted service connection for fatigue, finding that it is due to an undiagnosed illness incurred during the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, effective June 29, 2010. The left knee disability was initially rated at 10 percent and the reduction from 10 to 0 percent was upheld.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his post-operative residuals of pilonidal cystectomy and perirectal sinus, finding that the disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA's rating schedule.

The Board found that the Veteran's skin conditions, including seborrheic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma, are not related to his active military service or exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's cholinergic urticaria is rated at 30 percent, effective from August 15, 2011. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated a need for intermittent systemic immunosuppressive therapy to control his symptoms.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of brain damage and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's current neurocognitive disorder is related to his in-service TBI, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ). The issue of entitlement to service connection for deterioration of teeth was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma had improved and was in remission, thus reducing his disability rating from 100% to 0%. The claim for a compensable rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from August 1, 2016 is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection, finding that his character of discharge from service constituted a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct. The veteran was not insane at the time of the offenses leading to his discharge.

The Veteran's appeal of the denial of dependency status for dependent child T.H. was dismissed as the claim has been fully resolved by a subsequent administrative decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a right eye disorder, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has denied service connection for atrial fibrillation, finding that the isolated chest pain episode in 1999 did not establish a link to the later diagnosed atrial fibrillation.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment of $24,578.82 was denied because it was not filed within the required 180-day period following notification of the overpayment.

The Board finds no current diagnosis of multiple myeloma and the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma associated with Agent Orange exposure or carbon tetrachloride exposure is warranted.

The Veteran's diagnosed dysphonia is found to be caused by his treatment for his service-connected coronary artery disease, and thus the appeal is granted.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's usual interstitial pneumonitis is related to his service, including exposure to asbestos. The case will be returned for further review.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right second metacarpal fracture is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's L5-S1 anterolithesis, spondylosis with muscle spasms is rated at 20 percent prior to March 1, 2016 and remains at 20 percent from March 1, 2016. The appeal is denied as the current ratings are appropriate based on the evidence of record.