Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's residuals of left middle finger cyst excision, effective from the date of the March 2015 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin disability and a need for an examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain disorder, diagnosed as residuals of a colloid cystectomy, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure. The evidence does not support a finding that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Veteran's treatment at KRMC on August 16, 2016 was neither pre-authorized by VA nor provided for a medical emergency. Therefore, payment or reimbursement of the expenses is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for costochondritis is granted. The Board also grants a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's left knee total knee replacement from September 1, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for scrotum issues has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, but a VA examination is needed to determine the extent of his occupational impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death. The appellant contends that the Veteran died from esophageal cancer caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune or Agent Orange in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for T-cell large granulocytic lymphocytic leukemia as a chronic lymphocytic leukemia due to herbicide agent exposure, finding the evidence in equipoise and granting presumptive service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic left and right calf strains, a chronic left hamstring strain, and heart disorder claimed as sinus bradycardia due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinion regarding whether the male infertility is caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's allergy condition may be related to his military service and has ordered a VA examination to determine this.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a June 2019 decision on grounds of CUE because the Veteran died prior to the issuance of a ruling.

The Veteran's muscle spasms and pain were not shown to be chronic in service or related to his Gulf War service. The Board denied service connection for these conditions as they are not directly linked to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed sleep disturbances, including whether they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of CAD, DMII, and HTN as secondary to his service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities.,Specifically, the VA examiners concluded that weight gain was not caused by or aggravated by the Veteran’s service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's travel expenses for lodging and meals associated with a private medical treatment in Spokane Valley, Washington are approved, totaling $50.47.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from November 16, 2010 to December 19, 2011 due to lack of evidence showing he was unable to maintain gainful employment solely because of his service-connected disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for recognizing his stepchildren A.L. and L.L. as dependent children due to a lack of jurisdiction, as the Veteran did not file a substantive appeal within the required timeframe after receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).