Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including considering referral for an extraschedular evaluation and evaluating the Veteran's non-psychiatric service-connected disabilities in an employment context.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for respiratory and sleep disabilities, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation during service and insufficient medical evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a residual condition related to removal of a cyst during service, and therefore, his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for soft-tissue sarcoma, finding that there is no causal link between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disabilities. The evidence does not support a finding of exposure to environmental hazards in Southwest Asia contributing to the development of the sarcoma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of vaginal trauma and residuals of trauma to the cervix, finding no current diagnosed chronic disabilities related to in-service trauma.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the onset of the Veteran's neck disorder during service.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a VA debt to recover, due to the COWC's decision granting a full waiver of the debt.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection decision can be made.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left foot disorders due to inadequate opinions regarding the onset of current diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back disorder. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the remanded claim.

The Board has granted service connection for esophageal cancer associated with herbicide exposure and cause of death due to the Veteran's esophageal cancer. The Veteran was presumed exposed to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for thrombocytopenia, anemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence considered included the Veteran's confirmed participation in the American occupation forces in Nagasaki, Japan following World War II.,The VA received a memorandum from the Director of Post 9/11 Environmental Health Program stating that it was not likely that the Veteran’s MDS resulted from radiation exposure during military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and now requires a VA medical opinion to assess whether the current right bicep condition is related to active service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to develop the record regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and to provide a VA medical examination or opinion to determine the nature and etiology of his Lewy body disease.

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

The Board has granted service connection for impairment of sphincter control and pruritus ani as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's appeal to receive a higher disability rating for his prostatitis was dismissed because the Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's appeal of the recoupment of separation pay benefits in the amount of $8,429.97 from VA disability compensation is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's income does not exceed the maximum annual pension rate, and thus she is entitled to VA survivor’s pension benefits.