Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hairy cell leukemia and his in-service exposure to toxic chemicals, including benzene in JP-4 jet fuel.

The Veteran's right wrist and hand condition, characterized by moderate incomplete paralysis of all radicular groups, has been granted a 40 percent rating effective January 14, 2013.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for status post-operative right acromioclavicular joint separation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hyphae and onychomycosis due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal for additional VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 was denied as she cannot receive more than 48 months of VA educational assistance benefits under a combination of programs, including Chapter 30, Chapter 31, and Chapter 33.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Crohn’s disease was caused by his service-connected PTSD, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the claim for VA benefits based on the character of service being a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct during the second period of service.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's reported word-finding difficulty and to provide an opinion on its etiology. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it pertains to the period from May 22, 2013 through September 30, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence, including a lack of VA examination and incomplete STRs. The appellant seeks service connection for visual impairment, which he claims is related to an incident during service when he was sprayed in the eyes with asphalt.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand directives and is therefore remanding the cases for further development.

The Board denied the appeal as the overpayment of $2,224.74 for removing additional allowance for a deceased spouse was properly created due to the Veteran's failure to notify VA promptly after his spouse's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a challenge regarding the proper creation of an overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits. The decision will be reconsidered after obtaining relevant documents from R.H.'s claims file, performing a paid and due audit, and adjudicating whether the overpayment was properly created.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a nexus between his current insomnia and documented complaints of and treatment for insomnia during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected autonomic dysfunction with bowel incontinence is rated at 30 percent effective from November 23, 2009.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for H. Pylori infection and stomach cancer (secondary to H. Pylori) was granted, with the latter being secondary to the former.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted initial 10 percent ratings for service-connected hammertoes, right foot and left foot. These are the maximum schedular ratings available under Diagnostic Code 5282.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion linking the Veteran's amyloidosis of the heart, which was the underlying cause of death, to his service, including claimed exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a colon condition and gastric ulcers, finding that there was no current disability related to his service or Camp Lejeune exposures.

The Board has remanded the cases due to non-compliance with prior remand orders and inextricably intertwined issues.