Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of lack of feeling in the bilateral upper and lower extremities, skin disorder, and respiratory disorder due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for brain tumors and basal cell carcinoma, both of which are related to exposure to herbicide agents. The claims will be reviewed with additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA education benefits was due to sole administrative error, and thus not valid. As a result, the appeal for waiver of recovery is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's urinary incontinence began during his active service and is related to his hernia surgery, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including as due to herbicide agent exposure, has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with IVDS of the lumbar spine are each granted a 20 percent disability rating, effective June 24, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information about the Veteran's employment status, and additional development is needed.

Your claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been granted, and the issue is dismissed as there are no longer any unresolved claims.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left hip arthritis are currently rated at 10 percent each, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of actual or compensable limitation of motion.

The Veteran was found unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected spondylolisthesis, which rendered him unemployable.

The Veteran's cause of death from glioblastoma multiforme is not considered to be related to his service, as the tumor was diagnosed over six years after he retired.

The Veteran's altered mental status and unspecified speech and thought process issues are claimed to be due to a May 2011 VA right total knee replacement surgery. The Board has determined that the claim requires further examination as there is insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a compression fracture of T-12 did not cause or contribute to his death. However, the October 2014 VA examiner did not address whether this condition impacted other significant conditions contributing to his death. The case is being remanded for further review by an appropriate examiner.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death, specifically related to herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for endometriosis status post abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is denied as there are no current symptoms or evidence of active endometriosis.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for osteopenia is remanded as the medical records indicate an increase in her symptoms since the last VA examination.

The Veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome prior to March 26, 2018, did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his forward flexion was greater than 30 degrees and he did not have ankylosis of the thoracolumbar spine.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip femoroacetabular impingement with mild degenerative joint disease, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his in-service complaints and resolving all doubts in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorders due to a lack of sufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of his current conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an additional VA examination to consider the Veteran's lay contentions regarding symptom onset and to provide an opinion on the etiology of his skin disorders, including onychomycosis.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected left-hand fracture is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination of his condition.