Other conditions decisions — 2021

VA properly adjusted the appellant’s VA survivor's pension benefits as of August 1, 2018. The appeal is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to complications from a March 2006 partial nephrectomy at the Denver VAMC, finding that there is no evidence of negligence or fault on VA's part and that the additional disability was reasonably foreseeable.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the addition of the Veteran's spouse to his VA disability compensation award, finding no basis under the law to grant such a claim prior to June 5, 2018.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his right thumb disability and for extraschedular TDIU have been dismissed as he has withdrawn both appeals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left third finger distal interphalangeal contracture is related to service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether it was caused by in-service herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not compensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cystitis, finding that there is no evidence linking her current condition to her active duty service. The Board also dismissed the freestanding claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding aggravation of PVD by CAD. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to address whether his PVD was aggravated by his service-connected CAD.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability other than ischemic heart disease and MVP, finding that there is no competent evidence of a nexus between his current diagnoses and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with prior remand directives and a need for an independent medical expert opinion regarding the Veteran's MEN-Type 1.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the entitlement to TDIU prior to June 20, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right eye disabilities, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current conditions and his in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a hip disorder, which is secondary to his service-connected bilateral foot and knee disabilities. The case needs further examination to determine if the hip disorder was caused or aggravated by these service-connected conditions.

Your service connection claim for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) with residual lower urinary tract symptoms has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed because the benefit sought on appeal has already been granted.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection decision is made.

The Veteran's skin disease and left knee disability are remanded for further examination and rating. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran's appeal regarding her service-connected keratosis pilaris has been dismissed as she withdrew all remaining issues.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for dysthymic disorder, which is now considered secondary to PTSD. The most probative evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his military service as a combat Veteran in Vietnam.