Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral restless leg syndrome, finding that his symptoms are severe in each leg.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and have denied both claims for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims for increased ratings for post-operative ventral hernia and duodenal ulcer with digestive problems prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Board found that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders, including hiatal hernia, colorectal polyps, and duodenal ulcer, did not have onset in service or are otherwise related to service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has decided the validity of an overpayment of death pension benefits is in dispute and requires further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation of efforts to locate missing evidence related to a 2000 or 2001 application for VA burial benefits and monetary reimbursement of certain expenses. The appellant needs to be notified if the identified evidence cannot be located.

The Veteran's right hand DJD was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and the Board denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right lower extremity disability is related to her in-service injuries. The claim for service connection will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.

The Veteran's income was not excessive for payment of non-service-connected pension with one dependent for the period from March 12, 2010, to September 2011. As such, recalculation of payment benefits is required.

The Board has determined that the Veteran lost use of his bilateral lower extremities as of November 2, 2010. Therefore, an effective date of November 2, 2010 is granted for the grant of service connection for loss of use of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as emphysema. The Board has determined that additional development is needed and the case is being remanded to the AOJ.

The Veteran's brain cancer is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and reviewing outstanding treatment records.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current right foot Morton's neuroma is related to his service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is related to his military service, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's monthly death pension payments were retroactively reduced due to her cessation of home health services, resulting in an overpayment. The debt for this overpayment is valid.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, supraglottic larynx cancer and lung adenocarcinoma are related to his exposure to herbicides during service in Korea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as chronic cough, is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.,The Veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to an EGD performed in December 2012 is also denied because the Board finds that the event was not reasonably foreseeable and there is no evidence of negligence or fault on VA's part.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his service-connected residuals of a jaw fracture with loss of teeth numbers 30 and 31 do not warrant an increased rating.

The Board has determined that an effective date of December 10, 1986 is warranted for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Veteran's annual countable household income for pension purposes exceeds the applicable maximum annual pension rate, making him ineligible for non-service connected pension.