Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for bilateral macular degeneration was granted, with an effective date of September 26, 2019. The current rating is 70 percent for the period from June 22, 2015 onwards.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing (SAH) and special home adaptation (SHA) grants due to lack of service-connected disabilities that meet the eligibility criteria.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his left thumb fracture disability is denied. His TDIU claim from April 1, 2010 to the present is remanded due to a total schedular evaluation for prostate cancer. The Veteran's prostate cancer disability remains at 60 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and need for a medical opinion regarding the service member's mental state during his AWOL period. The appellant must provide additional information, including personnel and treatment records.

The Veteran's skin condition is at least as likely as not related to exposure to Agent Orange while stationed aboard the USS Floyd County in Vietnam, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for alopecia areata, finding that there is no evidence of a direct or secondary relationship to her active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to procedural deficiencies and unclear accounting of VA benefits paid during the Veteran's incarceration period. The parties need to provide a complete accounting of compensation payments, determine if an overpayment occurred, and decide how any apportionment awarded should be used.

Service connection is granted for TIAs and loss of strength on the right side secondary to service-connected closed head injury. A disability rating in excess of 10 percent for fracture mandible of the right angle area remains denied.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability is rated at 40% since January 21, 2015. The Board denied an increased rating for the thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's bilateral tarsal coalition with calluses and tendinopathy is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board found no evidence to warrant a higher rating based on his symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of leukemia was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's in-service head injuries are related to his early onset Alzheimer's disease.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Chapter 31 benefits because the amount was already reimbursed by VA, making the issue moot.

The Board has granted service connection for collagen vascular disease and a hiatal hernia, but has remanded the issue of an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for esophagitis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for myasthenia gravis due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its onset during service and whether it is aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits in the amount of $3,179.64 was properly created and therefore denied as a matter of law.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's sphincter impairment is related to service or his service-connected hemorrhoids.

The Board denied service connection for myasthenia gravis as related to exposure at Camp Lejeune, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and the veteran's service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicides, which is necessary for service connection of his cause of death.