Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran has reasonably discharged his responsibility for the children's support, and the Appellant demonstrated financial hardship. However, an apportionment is denied as it would cause undue hardship to the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate October 2020 VA medical examination, and a need for a new addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuous ankle pain since service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for urethral stricture, neurogenic bladder, and recurrent UTIs due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to active service.

The Veteran's right knee arthritis is rated at 10% and his meniscal tear is separately rated at 20%. The higher rating for the meniscal tear is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PVD of the bilateral lower extremities due to insufficient evidence and incomplete examinations. The Veteran asserts that his PVD is related to in-service herbicide exposure or caused by his service-connected CAD.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to insufficient examination and new evidence being added to the record.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for colon and stomach cancer due to herbicide exposure. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining VA opinions on the etiology of these cancers.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected right thumb disability, finding that his symptoms more nearly approximated a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's original claim for service connection for right- and left-hand disabilities was denied in May 2009. The evidence received since then raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, leading to their reopening. However, the decision is remanded due to the need for an adequate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining quality assurance records and providing an addendum medical opinion to address the Veteran's post-surgical abdominal laxity.

The Board found that there were compelling circumstances warranting the Appellant's prolonged period of AWOL, thus lifting the bar to VA benefits resulting from his discharge.

The Veteran's Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted service connection as presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during his service in Thailand, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, to include scleroderma, should be remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has decided that the RO's calculation of attorney fees was incorrect and requires a new calculation to determine whether the $26,116.39 retired pay is part of the past-due benefits awarded in the July 2019 Rating Decision or from an earlier award.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is granted. The effective date for the award of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for fatty liver is remanded, and his TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's eligibility for participation in VA's PCAFC program is being remanded due to a lack of clarity and explanation in the previous decision.

The Veteran's claim for a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits is remanded due to the need for an audit to determine the validity of the debt in question.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic ureteral cancer, is related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure and service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has decided that the file is incomplete and there are legal issues with the notification letter. The appeal is remanded for these reasons.