Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed dizziness. The matter is now being returned for further examination and a new opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), finding that there was no evidence of BPH in service and noting a significant time gap between exposure to Camp Lejeune water contamination and the diagnosis of BPH.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to respond to requests for additional evidence and an extension of time is requested. The Veteran must submit a VA Form 21-8940 as well as any other necessary documentation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits as of June 1, 2017 due to excessive income.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an apportionment of his VA compensation benefits, finding that he is reasonably providing support for his children and that granting such an apportionment would cause undue hardship to him.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and burial benefits due to additional development being needed. The claim for service connection is pending, while the appeal for burial benefits was not fully adjudicated.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to adjudicate the merits of the case.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding retroactive payment for dependents, as the matter had been resolved to his satisfaction.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral eyelid myokymia and residual hypokalemia are currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that his condition does not warrant a higher rating as it is no more than moderate in nature.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorders due to inadequate examinations and failure to consider relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, finding that her current psychiatric disability is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by a reported military sexual assault during active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding visual field defects associated with the Veteran's service-connected cataracts.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date prior to March 14, 2017 for DIC and DEA benefits due to the liberalizing law that allowed presumptive service connection for adult leukemia at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ dysfunction is related to an in-service head and face injury, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for throat cancer and speech pathology problems, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service, including exposure to asbestos.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected residuals of a fractured fifth metacarpal on the left hand was denied as his disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for any higher evaluation under VA's schedular rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination in July 2019, which did not address whether the Veteran's sinus disorder is related to his service-connected migraine headaches. The Veteran needs a VA examination that provides an opinion on this matter.

The appeal for SMC based on aid and attendance is dismissed as the Veteran has already been granted this benefit by the Board in June 2021.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance is granted, and he is now eligible for SMC(l) based on loss of use of feet. The Board found that the Veteran requires regular assistance due to his severe muscle atrophy in both feet and pain.