Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has received a request for withdrawal of the appeal and therefore dismissed it.

The Board has decided that the Appellant's military service cannot be verified and is remanding for further development of records.

The Board has granted service connection for Raynaud's syndrome, finding that the Veteran's in-service cold exposure likely caused his current condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for myelodysplasia, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for insomnia and RSD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to consider the merits of the case.

The Veteran's degenerative osteophytic lipping, thoracic spine was rated at 10 percent since February 19, 2015. The Board found that the current evidence does not warrant a higher rating as there is no evidence of forward flexion less than 30 degrees or combined range of motion of the thoracolumbar spine not greater than 120 degrees.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU was dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's right eye disability remains on appeal as the RO has not provided a rating in excess of 10 percent. The case is being remanded to obtain any outstanding VA and private treatment records, particularly those from October 2021.

The Veteran did not serve in a period of war, thus the claim for nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits is denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the case as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine his competency in handling VA funds.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's myoclonus disability is related to his medication for his service-connected disabilities, and thus grants service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to consider a TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to a failure to provide adequate reasons and bases for denying referral for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vascular disease, including abdominal aortic aneurysm and bilateral lower extremity aneurysm, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The condition is not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for trigeminal neuralgia, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to active duty and assigning more weight to the VA examiner's opinion than to the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a venereal disease, finding that there is no evidence of such a condition in service or post-service. The Board also found that any current diagnosis of herpes did not have its onset in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed brain disability, including Binswanger's syndrome and transient ischemic attack, is not service-connected as it was neither incurred nor aggravated by active service. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection to his service-connected asbestosis.

The Board has determined that the procedural steps for a simultaneously contested claim have not been completed, and thus remands are necessary to ensure full compliance with the required procedures.