Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims of service connection for vision loss and dizziness/blackouts are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's malaria is rated as noncompensable, and the Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if his current symptoms are related to his service-connected malaria.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for anaplastic astrocytoma on an accrued basis due to a lack of proper substitution. The cause of death claim is deferred until the issue of substitution can be resolved.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals from a left eye injury, finding that the condition is at least as likely as not due to active service.

The Veteran's skin disability, including discoid lupus, is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his service and presumed exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to March 31, 2003 for residuals of a cold injury in all four extremities were denied. The decision is based on the fact that the Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement or submit new and material evidence with regard to the effective date assigned within one year of the April 2004 rating decision.,The denial was upheld because there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 2004 rating decision, which granted service connection for residuals of a cold injury with a March 31, 2003 effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for separate service connection for abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, to include an irritable bowel syndrome, and service connection for a cognitive disorder, to include dementia. The Board found that there was no evidence of an irritable bowel syndrome or other digestive disorder during service or within one year after service, and that the Veteran's dementia is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the left tibia and fibula, osteomyelitis, and sleep apnea have been granted.,The Veteran's claim for increased rating for recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder with osteoarthritis has been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability has been reopened, and the case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as an unspecified trauma and stressor disorder, is granted service connection because it is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board granted the Veteran's request for a waiver of the recovery of overpayment, finding that it would be against equity and good conscience to collect the debt due to financial hardship and the partial defeat of the purpose of compensation benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current nasal disability is related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for a vision disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service injury. The claim was reopened due to new evidence received since the previous denial.

The Board has remanded both issues for further examination and analysis, including a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bladder/ureter cancer. The cause of death issue remains remanded as well.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because the waiver of indebtedness for the overpayment of Chapter 31 VR&E benefits in the amount of $839.13 has been granted and resolved the claim at issue.

The Board denied service connection for a hiatal hernia and stricture of the esophagus as these conditions are not related to military service.

The Board found that VA correctly adjusted the Veteran's non-service-connected disability pension benefits from August 1, 2007 to August 1, 2008 and denied the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for BPH, finding that there was no evidence of a qualifying chronic disability or direct relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for cold weather injury residuals of the left and right lower extremities, including degenerative arthritis, osteoporosis, and neuropathy status post frostbite. The decision is based on continuous symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's abnormal skin growths on his nose and lower lip are related to his service-connected vitiligo.