Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further investigation regarding the Veteran's neurologic symptoms following his L5-S1 fusion surgery in January 2009.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a financial hardship waiver or payment plan to recoup his separation pay, stating that there was no indication of deprivation of basic necessities and that the withholding did not cause significant financial hardship.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 25, 2015 is dismissed. The effective date of the TDIU award remains at June 25, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mood disorder due to known physiological condition with depressive features, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence of a nexus between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as Anaplastic Astrocytoma and Malignant Cerebral Edema. The Board found that her headaches, which she claimed were related to service, did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of credible evidence linking current headache conditions to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's character of discharge for the period from January 9, 2003, to March 7, 2007, is a bar to VA benefits and has ordered remand due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's respiratory disorder and passing out are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to his service-connected left lobe pneumothorax with dyspnea on exertion, as well as any other presumptive conditions under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for adenoid cystic carcinoma, which he contends is related to radiation exposure during his military service, has been remanded due to the need for a dose estimate of any potential in-service radiation exposure. The VA will review the provided information and determine if additional development or an examination is necessary.

The Board dismissed the appeals for entitlement to specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant as the appellant requested withdrawal of all issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's pulmonary disability.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is not causally related to his military service.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for loss of use of both feet and SMC based on the same. The AOJ failed to obtain a VA examination by a specialist in neurological disorders, which was required by the August 2020 remand.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Korea and his service connection for liver disease.

The Board has granted an increase in the amount of apportionment to 20 percent of the Veteran's VA disability benefits, effective immediately. This decision is based on the financial hardship demonstrated by the Appellant and the increased compensation received by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and its relation to his Gulf War service.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU prior to August 9, 2012 is denied as his employment was not in a protected or sheltered work environment and the evidence does not support that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. �� 1805 and 1822 for a child born with spina bifida is remanded due to the need to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions and failure to obtain medical nexus opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The claims will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's left thumb disability from May 23, 2010 to May 9, 2016. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding issues of entitlement to increased ratings and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to procedural errors in the reduction of his rating, and an updated examination is required.