Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and exposure to burn pits during his Gulf War service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tongue cancer is granted, with the presumption of herbicide exposure based on qualifying service in Vietnam supporting this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and thus grants TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, including non-specific interstitial pneumonia, finding that there was no evidence of such condition during or immediately after service and attributing it to his own smoking habit. The Board also noted that other respiratory disorders are not associated with herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for uterine fibroid tumors and TDIU prior to May 21, 2015 are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the most recent VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of myasthenia gravis, strabismus, hypertropia, astigmatism and refractive error due to insufficient examination findings regarding their pre-service status and aggravation by service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection was granted or denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a vein disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the condition and that it is not caused by his service-connected left tibia fracture.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal should proceed under the legacy appeal system, and an SSOC must be issued for the entire period of February 7, 2017 through the date of issuance. The issues of increased rating for panic disorder and TDIU are both remanded.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision on whether they should be granted service connection for PTSD.

The case is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting a VA examination.

The Veteran's varicose veins have been rated at 40 percent for each leg, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of persistent ulceration or massive board-like edema.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot disorders due to insufficient medical opinions and lack of contemporaneous records documenting complaints or treatment. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA examination to determine if her current foot disorders are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of a head injury due to insufficient medical evidence in the record. A new examination is required to evaluate whether his current symptoms are related to an in-service head injury and if they align with how the disability typically develops.

The Veteran's benefits are apportioned to the appellant in the amount of the dependency allowance for E.L. and C.L., his dependent children, from August 2013 through September 2019 due to the Veteran not reasonably discharging his responsibility for support.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to assess whether the Veteran requires aid and attendance/house-bound status.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's chest wall pain, including costochondritis. The examiner is asked to consider the Veteran's lay statements and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's attorney is denied attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the February 2017 rating decision, which granted service connection for a mood disorder. The fee agreement was not filed with the RO within 30 days of execution.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran, and no jurisdiction remains as a result.