Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's dental condition of periodontal disease, dental caries/decay, unrestorable teeth, and abscesses is not a disability for which compensation benefits are payable.

The Veteran's dental condition of periodontal disease, dental caries/decay, unrestorable teeth, and abscesses is not a disability for which compensation benefits are payable.

The Board has found a pre-decisional error in not fulfilling its duty to assist and is remanding the case for further action, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the appellant's behavior during his periods of AWOL.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to address whether the Veteran's subdural hemorrhage and partial colectomy with anastomosis were caused or aggravated by his service-connected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to clarify whether he participated in the work-study program and for further investigation.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities, including nuclear cataract, eyelid papilloma, and dry eye syndrome. The examiner is requested to provide an advisory medical opinion addressing the likely etiology of these conditions.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant passed away before a decision could be made, and there are no surviving family members to continue the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran had observable symptoms of a prostate disability during and after his active duty service, which is sufficient to establish service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal for equitable relief payment concerning VR&E benefits due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder on a direct basis and secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has not completed the requested action to consider a TDIU on an extraschedular basis, and thus the case is being remanded for further action.

The Veteran's fallopian tube occlusion disability, which qualifies for CRSC, has been service-connected since December 9, 2008. The VA has already paid retroactive compensation from January 2009 to present, but the payment was not done in a sequential manner. The Veteran was properly paid her retroactive pay under the CRSC program.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran has completed his film production degree and the appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to January 1, 2015 for adding his spouse as a dependent on his disability compensation. The evidence did not show sufficient information regarding the marriage within one year of the event.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a shrapnel wound to his right forearm, finding that he sustained such an injury in service and that it resulted in current residual symptoms.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tetraplegia, finding that he was on active duty at the time of his September 1983 motor vehicle accident resulting in his paralysis. The decision is based on direct evidence showing a causal relationship between the MVA and the current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder, to include essential tremors, as due to exposure to herbicide agents and/or exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune. The evidence did not support a link between the claimed condition and service or any presumptive conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew her appeal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of unfavorable ankylosis. The Veteran’s right foot drop is part and parcel of his service-connected radiculopathy.,A separate compensable rating for bowel incontinence associated with the lumbar spine disability is also denied as it is adequately contemplated in the current ratings.