Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an allergic reaction to poison ivy and/or poison oak is denied as there are no current residuals found.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for a chest or cardiac disorder and benign prostatic hypertrophy or a hip disorder, claimed as a urological defect, must be remanded due to insufficient evidence of record. The Veteran is required to provide additional information about his diagnoses and their relationship to service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left rib condition and TDIU prior to January 8, 2021. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's TMJ disability has not been characterized by an interincisal range of 21 to 30 mm, which would warrant a higher rating. The Board denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's heart disabilities, including whether they are related to service or secondary to other conditions. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on these issues.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for carcinoma of the bladder, including as due to Gulf War exposures. The Veteran's claims were denied previously and new evidence was submitted within a year of those decisions. A VA examiner is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer considering his in-service exposures and other relevant factors.

The Board denied extraschedular ratings for right testicle atrophy and bilateral inguinal hernia, finding that the symptoms were adequately addressed by existing schedular criteria.

The Veteran's unspecified mild neurocognitive disorder, right upper extremity weakness, and right lower extremity weakness have been granted with initial evaluations of 70 percent, 40 percent, and 20 percent respectively.,Effective September 10, 2019, the Veteran was assigned increased ratings for his right upper extremity weakness (to 40 percent) and right lower extremity weakness (to 20 percent).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of her spouse's VA compensation benefits due to financial hardship, as providing such would cause undue hardship on the Veteran.

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

The Veteran was found to be reasonably discharging his responsibility for child support payments, and the Board denied an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits due to financial hardship.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for either his right or left hand disability, and therefore service connection cannot be granted.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, such as Agent Orange, during his Blue Water Navy service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic bladder disease, finding that there was no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus with service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete service treatment records. The claim will be reviewed again with additional information.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as metastatic breast cancer. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding that this condition is related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for Crohn's disease and a mental condition were denied as there is no evidence of additional disability related to the March 2014 VA procedures.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia and his service, specifically exposure to burn pits. The Veteran was exposed to burn pits during his deployment in Afghanistan.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran's osteoporosis is being reviewed again, considering his service exposure to ionizing radiation and his in-service dental disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to the RO not issuing a new Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) considering all received evidence, including two statements from the Veteran and his wife. The TDIU claim for prior to August 14, 2012, is now pending again.