Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has granted an effective date of January 28, 1997 for the award of service connection for loss of sense of smell. The decision is based on evidence that the Veteran had a decreased air flow through his nose resulting in a loss of smell at that time.

The Veteran's skin condition diagnosed as prurigo nodularis and scarring resulting from it are granted service connection. The conditions were found to be related to his active service.

The Board denied a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $9,539.74 due to fault on the part of the Veteran for not reporting her marital status change and failure to repay the debt would result in unjust enrichment at the government's expense.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not obtaining a dosage estimate for ionizing radiation exposure during service, as no documentation was provided. The case will be returned for further development and readjudication.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ocular histoplasmosis is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits due to incomplete development, including a failure to obtain earnings statements from SSA. The AOJ must consider whether the Veteran's pre-May 2, 2011 employment was of a marginal nature.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's anosmia and ageusia, which are claimed to be caused by VA-prescribed simvastatin. The case will be remanded for further medical clarification.

A rating of 30 percent is granted for hiatal hernia from April 24, 2014 to May 14, 2019.,Ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to April 24, 2014 and in excess of 60 percent after May 14, 2019 are denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Appellant's death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hepatitis C and whether he had a diagnosis of liver cancer prior to his death, as well as whether his hepatitis C was incurred in or caused by his active service.

The Board has expanded the appellant's appeal to encompass the underlying issue of entitlement to waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits in the amount of $80,607.75, to include whether the debt was validly created. The matter is REMANDED for further development and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's TMJ disorder is related to his service. The Veteran will need a VA examination to determine if he currently has TMJ and if it is linked to his in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of their service-connected chronic left epididymitis has been granted, and they are now rated at 30 percent. The case is also remanded for further consideration regarding the Veteran's TDIU application.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of right elbow disability, finding that there was no evidence showing a relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for cancer and/or residuals of cancer of the head and neck, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot neuropraxia, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the character of discharge for the Appellant's service from March 1979 to December 1982 is dishonorable due to willful and persistent misconduct. The case is being remanded to determine if the Appellant was insane at the time of his offenses, which could potentially allow him to be recognized as a Veteran despite the discharge.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for residuals of vasectomy, as there is insufficient evidence in the record regarding the onset and etiology of his symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records. The Veteran's somatoform disorder is being reviewed again with additional evidence and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's cause of death, adenocarcinoma of the esophagus metastatic to bone, is not service-connected and therefore DIC benefits are denied.