Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral vision impairment, including whether it is related to service or his service-connected chronic myelogenous leukemia.

The Veteran's left elbow disability is rated at 30 percent from October 16, 2020. The Board granted a temporary total rating for surgery requiring convalescence from October 19, 2018 to November 26, 2018 and denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent thereafter.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and a need for further development of the record, including obtaining an updated VA treatment records and possibly scheduling a new examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral heloma molle of the feet, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active service.

The Board dismissed the claim for reimbursement of private dental expenses incurred in April 2003 as it is not payable as a matter of law due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to April 21, 2017, for service connection of decreased lung capacity, shortness of breath, and residuals of pneumonia was denied as the earliest possible effective date is April 21, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of the issue regarding the creation of an overpayment debt, specifically whether it was properly created and if there was sole administrative error.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has decided that another remand is necessary to obtain a new VR&E evaluation for the Veteran, as the previous one was not obtained. The case will be returned to the AOJ for this purpose.

The Veteran's dermatophytosis was rated as noncompensable since January 30, 2012. The Board denied a compensable rating for the condition and remanded the issue of increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the hearing, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dental treatment purposes is denied as he does not meet the criteria for any of the legally specified classes of veterans eligible for VA dental treatment.

The Board has denied service connection for hydrocele of scrotum with hard knot and residuals of a head injury. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's leukemia is granted on a direct basis due to herbicide exposure in service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for cerebrovascular disease with major neurocognitive disorder as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death was related to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent, and service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a gallbladder disability, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral eye disability (diagnosed as bilateral cataracts). The decision also remanded the cases of erectile dysfunction and bilateral eye disability for additional opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's skin conditions and their relationship to his military service, specifically exposure to herbicide agents, radiation, or sun.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left eye condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and an in-service injury or disease.