Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and procedural issues, including confusion about the Veteran's representative.

The Board dismissed the appeal because no action has been taken on the VA's Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) rating decision, and any subsequent appellant adjudications must be done pursuant to the AMA.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's appeal for home loan benefits is remanded due to a lack of official confirmation of his death. The case will be returned to the Board once it confirms whether the Veteran is deceased.

The Board has denied service connection for esophagus spasm and achalasia, finding no evidence of a current disability related to service. The case is remanded for further examination regarding left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's right eye pterygium resulted in decreased visual acuity and was not disfiguring. A 10 percent rating has been granted for the period prior to October 31, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's left eye blindness following a December 2009 VA surgery for glaucoma is not considered to be due to carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of VA. The Board finds that the event was reasonably foreseeable given the advanced state of his disease and the risks associated with the procedure.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Veteran's overpayment was fully waived and notified of this decision.

The Board found the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions due to offenses involving moral turpitude, and thus denied his claim for VA compensation benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA addendum opinion regarding whether his sleep apnea is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected premature atrial contractions.

The Veteran's daughter, who was over the age of 18 at the time of her application for DIC benefits and had a history of education and marriage, is not considered a helpless child due to her ability to function despite her vision impairment. Therefore, she is denied DIC benefits.

The VA has determined that the Veteran does not have a qualifying additional disability of tremors as a result of a claimed cardiac arrest or other complication during surgery for benign salivary tumor in December 1998. The evidence does not support the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's larynx cancer and its relation to service, specifically chemical exposure during the Gulf War.

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

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied because she failed to complete the required VA Form 21-8940, which is necessary to establish her employment history and income information.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the case is not about service connection.

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to incomplete medical records and outstanding SSA records. The Veteran is asked to provide information about his former employers.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pulmonary disorder is at least as likely due to his service exposure to Agent Orange, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection decision could be made.

The Veteran's mental health condition, unspecified trauma-related and stressor-related disorder, has been rated at 70 percent since January 10, 2020. The rating is granted.