Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Veteran's anosmia (loss of smell) is determined to have begun during service due to chemical exposures, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's subluxated orbit, as a residual of a right eye injury, has been granted a 10 percent rating throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's service-connected benign pleural plaques with restrictive lung disease was reduced from a 100 percent rating to a 60 percent rating, but the Board found that this reduction was improper and restored the original 100 percent rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability benefits records and VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's herniated discs L4-L5 and L5-S1, but has remanded the issue of service connection for right inguinal and umbilical hernias.

The Board denied service connection for colorectal cancer and polyp, finding no evidence of a nexus to military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of an increased rating for his schizoaffective disorder.

The Veteran's vocal cord disorder and allergies have been granted initial ratings of 10 percent each, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the recoupment of VSP in the amount of $100,850.40 (after-tax amount) is warranted and that withholding disability compensation benefits at the 100 percent rate was not proper, and the withholding should be at the 50 percent level during the entire period on appeal.

The Board has ordered a new examination to assess the Veteran's right hip functional impairment due to his report of flare-ups productive of stiffness that result in an abnormal gait, which was not considered by his previous examiner.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of testicular cancer as the evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for service-connected gout has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case to refer it to the Veterans Service Center Manager for approval of any further extension of the Veteran’s temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30(b).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, requiring a new one.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his pulmonary granulomatous disease to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left femoral vein and chronic occlusion of the left common iliac, finding that these conditions had their onset in active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate disorder and left hand injury due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. Additional examinations are needed, as well as requests for Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected prostatitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant such a higher rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits in excess of $11,841.21 as he did not provide evidence of expenses paid for his mother's last sickness or burial.

The Board has granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome due to herbicide exposure, but has remanded the issue of service connection for atrial fibrillation.