Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's eligibility for participation in VA's PCAFC program is being remanded due to a lack of adequate medical opinion supporting the decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including basal cell carcinoma on his head. The evidence did not establish that the condition was incurred in or related to his military service.

Your appeal for an increased rating for stricture of the urethra has been dismissed as you have withdrawn your appeal.

The Veteran's attorney requested the appeal be withdrawn due to past-due benefits awarded in a June 2022 rating decision. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and he did not receive disability compensation. The appellant is granted nonservice-connected burial benefits but denied plot or interment allowance expenses.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to metastatic colon cancer, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted or denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the Veteran's testimony of worsening symptoms and need for a VA examination. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's income exceeded the VA means test threshold for 2007, denying his claim for copay-free healthcare.

The Veteran's cause of death, which included myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is found to be related to his service exposure to herbicide agents. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether MDS was caused by Agent Orange exposure and grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for herpes due to a misapplication of the VA Rating Formula. The case is also pending on other service connection claims and will be addressed in separate decisions.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, finding that the Veteran's current skin conditions did not originate in service or until years thereafter and are not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for emphysema and TDIU due to inextricably intertwined issues. The Veteran's claim for increased rating for right inguinal hernioplasty residual scars was withdrawn.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 16, 2014. The Veteran's last work was as a mechanic at A&M Transport on February 15, 2014.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's metastatic esophageal cancer to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board also found that the current scientific literature does not provide a sufficient link between esophageal cancer and contaminated water exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and thus DIC benefits are denied. The cause of death is respiratory failure and cardiomyopathy, which were not on the list of presumptive diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure. Service connection for these conditions is remanded as there is insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for service connection of skin condition, which may be related to active service or Agent Orange exposure.

The claim for reimbursement or payment of expenses for non-VA medical treatment provided on July 18, 2018, and July 19, 2018, is remanded due to missing records.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of your case as there is no order granting substitution for a surviving family member.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current residuals of deviated nasal septum, post operative, is related to an in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.