Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Veteran's scleroderma disability is rated at 60 percent since June 2, 2020. The Board also granted a TDIU effective from August 5, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for his service-connected muscle tic of the left neck is being remanded due to unresolved medical questions regarding the underlying disability and its manifestations.

The Veteran's stomach cancer is not considered service-connected as it did not begin during his military service or due to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Board found the evidence does not support a connection between the Veteran's current condition and his time in Southwest Asia.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete and illegible service treatment records, requiring further attempts to obtain these records. The Veteran's gynecological condition of menorrhagia is also under review.

The Board denied revisions to the August 1, 2015 rating decisions that denied service connection for left hip strain, right hip strain, and thoracic strain due to lack of clear and unmistakable error.

The appellant, who is the daughter of the Veteran and was born in December 1950, does not meet the legal requirements to be considered a child for VA purposes and therefore cannot file for VA death benefits.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Board has ordered a remand due to insufficient reasoning in the previous decision regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vision problems. The case is now returned for further review and an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses at Yuma Regional Medical Center from June 9 to June 10, 2014 is being remanded due to the need for additional records and information.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits because she did not have a valid marriage to the Veteran at the time of his death.

The Veteran's lung and nerve disabilities are granted as compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to an unforeseeable event during a shoulder surgery performed by a non-VA provider.

The Board has granted restoration of compensation payments for the period from September 10, 2013 to November 10, 2013 due to reduction in benefits for conviction and incarceration for rape of a minor child. The Board found that reduction was proper as of November 11, 2013 due to conviction of murder.

The Veteran's myelodysplastic syndrome is found to be etiologically related to his service, specifically due to Agent Orange exposure. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to her service-connected thoracic myelopathy and autonomic dysfunction disabilities. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations, obtain all outstanding VA treatment records, and complete a VA Form 21-8940.

The Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for arteriosclerosis obliterans peripheral vascular disease and TDIU are remanded due to the need for a VA examination, outstanding medical records, and potential impact on the other claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional examination regarding the Veteran's ear disability, including pain. The claim will be reconsidered after this.

The Board has granted a special apportionment to the appellant, on behalf of her children, in the amount of the dependency allowance received for each child from the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits due to financial hardship.

The Board has denied service connection for eye condition and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of back injury due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that the appellant's claim was not reconsidered due to new service personnel records confirming her husband's exposure to oil wells. The effective date remains December 21, 2005.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for essential tremor in both his left and right upper extremities, finding that these conditions are related to head injuries sustained during active service.