Other conditions decisions — 2021

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

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 23, 2015 for service connection and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support awarding an earlier effective date.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits, including a plot or interment allowance. The Veteran died from end stage liver disease while in VA care and his son paid for the funeral expenses.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right ureteral cancer, finding it related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The claim is based on a presumption of service connection due to the Veteran's Vietnam-era service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it does not have jurisdiction to review the claim for payment of medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on January 9, 2020.

The Board has granted the Appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $90,712.00 in VA survivor's pension benefits due to hardship caused by the recoupment of those benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not liable for repayment of attorney fees, as he never actually received them. The appeal is granted to this extent.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his fatal conditions were not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a pineal cyst of the brain is remanded due to insufficient examination and lack of clear opinion regarding whether her condition was aggravated by service or if it began in service.

The Board found that the Appellant was insane at the time of his misconduct, which lifted the regulatory bar to VA benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of mandible surgery, finding that the numbness was a known complication of the surgery and not a resultant disability from an in-service event.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his spheno cavernous sinus meningioma did not manifest in service and is not otherwise related to his active service.

The Veteran's status post right salpingo-oophorectomy for serous cystadenoma and her pelvic inflammatory disease are granted service connection. Additional development is needed to determine the relationship of other gynecological conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a clothing allowance based on the use of his right knee brace was dismissed as he withdrew the appeal in writing.

The Veteran's herpes simplex requires constant or near-constant systemic therapy, and the Board has granted a rating of 60 percent for this condition. The case is remanded for further consideration regarding TDIU.

The Veteran's varicose veins of the right and left lower extremities are currently rated at 10% prior to December 29, 2014 and in excess of 20% thereafter. The Board found no evidence supporting a higher rating based on persistent edema or ulceration.

The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's representative explicitly withdrawing the appeal in December 2021.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder disability is related to his active-duty service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 as there is no evidence that her right upper quadrant pain was caused by or worsened by VA treatment, and she did not have a qualifying additional disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.