Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has decided to restore the Veteran's pension benefits, which were previously terminated due to income exceeding the maximum eligibility amount. The decision is based on timely submission of medical expense documentation and a favorable finding by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia, finding that there is no current diagnosis of insomnia as a psychiatric disability and not as likely related to his in-service stressors or service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to her countable income exceeding the maximum annual pension rates, and because her residential facility is unlicensed and located in Arizona.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical services provided on August 16, 2020, at a non-VA urgent care clinic is remanded due to the need to obtain missing treatment records and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

The Veteran's cause of death, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, is found to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma and his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a cardiac disability and phrenic nerve paralysis, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not caused by VA treatment or negligence.

The Board denied service connection for hypersomnia, finding that the Veteran's sleep condition did not begin during active service and is not related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient attempts by VA to obtain his inpatient and outpatient treatment records from Fort Lewis Dispensary and Fort Leade Hospital. The RO is directed to attempt, through all appropriate methods, to obtain these records.

The Veteran's bladder impairment was not incurred or aggravated by service, and the Board denied service connection on a direct basis.

The Veteran's disability manifested by an inability to chew is granted as secondary to service-connected dental trauma. The loss of sense of smell and urge incontinence are denied as not related to service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development and lack of a clear statement of reasons or bases for the decision.

The Veteran's pityriasis rosea is rated at 60 percent disabling from August 6, 2018, but no earlier, to September 18, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for inguinal hernia as secondary to his service-connected back disability, finding that there was no evidence showing a direct relationship between the two conditions.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 10, 2016, for additional dependency compensation through recognition of B. as the Veteran's spouse due to insufficient evidence within a year of his marriage.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete consideration of the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service and his secondary service connection claim for spastic bowel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right elbow disability and its relationship to service-connected conditions. The VA is instructed to obtain a new opinion that addresses these issues.

The Veteran's initial claim for left lower extremity gastrocnemius deformity was denied. The Board found that the disability warranted a rating of 10% prior to April 13, 2017 and 30% as of April 13, 2017.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for involuntary bowel and involuntary urination, both secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability, are being remanded due to the need for new examinations.

The Veteran's hallux valgus, which is service-connected, has been granted a noncompensable rating effective April 22, 2014. The increased rating claim for verruca vulgaris/callus of the left 5th toe was denied.