Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his MDS/AML is etiologically related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam. The appeal is granted.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his death to military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for right arm, left arm, and right hand conditions due to lack of current disability or evidence linking them to service-connected arthritis of the elbows.,Service connection was also denied for a left-hand condition as it is not related to service-connected elbow arthritis.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for adding D.S. and C.C. as dependent children to the Veteran's VA compensation award due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right foot disability and entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) due to incomplete information from the March 2022 VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hiatal hernia and gastrointestinal symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a neck condition due to new and material evidence submitted since the January 2014 rating decision. The case is now remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's neck condition.

The Veteran's right 5th PIP disability was rated at 0% since December 1, 1994. From July 19, 2018, the disability manifested in pain, stiffness, limitation of motion, and difficulty grasping and typing. The Board found that these symptoms did not warrant an increased rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral binocular amblyopia due to high hyperopia is denied. The Board also granted TDIU and remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board found that the appellant P.E. is not the surviving spouse of the Veteran for DIC benefits, and thus her claim was denied.

The Board found the overpayment of $814.50 for removing stepchild M., who was no longer in the Veteran's household, valid and denied the appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claim for cold injury residuals is granted. The Board finds the Veteran currently disabled with cold injury residuals and concludes that his current disability is related to his in-service cold injury. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral lower extremity edema and onychomycosis are remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for dependency allowance for the Veteran's spouse, A.J., as VA did not receive a complete claim prior to June 4, 2015.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's son, D.H., is a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support before attaining the age of 18. The case is being remanded because the VA did not obtain necessary medical opinions and education records as requested in previous remands.

The Board denied the Veteran's challenges to the overpayment and waiver of her remaining debt, finding that the overpayment was properly created due to a failure to remove Edward from her VA account after their divorce. The criteria for a waiver were not met.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues, and it is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's atrial fibrillation and its relationship to service, diabetes mellitus, anxiety, and Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination for assessing the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right hip status-post stress fracture of the right femoral neck, including range of motion during flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for memory loss and concentration deficits and sleep disorder due to unclear findings from previous examinations and a need for further diagnostic testing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for alcoholism and drug dependence, as well as memory loss, were denied. The decision also granted the reopening of his claim for service connection for memory loss.