Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma, right lower eyelid due to exposure to herbicides is remanded as the Board instructed further development including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of service medical records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current right leg peripheral vascular disease is related to his in-service events or any other condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for HIV and TDIU due to an insufficient VA examination, specifically regarding whether HIV is proximately due to or the result of military sexual trauma. The issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed right testicle disorder.

The appeal for TDIU benefits is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, finding no current diagnosis and attributing symptoms to his psychiatric disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for fungus of the scrotum, finding that there is no evidence linking the current condition to active military service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for left great toe, arthritis, DJD post fracture.

The Board has granted service connection for malignant metastatic thymoma, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether it is related to the Veteran's presumed Agent Orange exposure during his Vietnam service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as claims do not survive their deaths.

The Board has remanded the case for a supplemental medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current right knee meniscal tear, medial collateral ligament tear, and lateral patellar retinaculum tear. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed right knee meniscal or ligament tears are caused by the Veteran’s active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and missing treatment records. The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders, including gastroparesis, carcinoid tumor, colitis, and chronic gastritis, need to be evaluated by a VA physician.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and further development is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete procedures and a need for further consideration of the creation and validity of the debt, as well as the waiver of recovery.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not violate principles of equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's fault in creating the debt.

The Board has remanded the claim for an effective date prior to May 29, 2015, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to it being inextricably intertwined with other issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to adjudicate an intertwined issue of service connection for degenerative bone disease due to ionizing radiation. The SMC based on need for aid and attendance claim is also being remanded.

The claim for service connection for cold weather injury residuals of the bilateral upper and lower extremities has been reopened due to new evidence. The case is now remanded for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to December 1, 2015 for the award of dependent compensation for his spouse. The decision found that the earliest possible effective date was November 23, 2015, when the Veteran submitted a Status of Dependents Questionnaire identifying his marriage to E.B.