Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's income exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rates (MAPR) from 2017 to present, and thus he is not entitled to non-service-connected pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient etiology opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed bilateral eye disability, including macular degeneration. The examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether the disabilities are related to service and/or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for narcolepsy, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service diagnosis and treatment.

The Veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code due to his death and lack of service-connected disability.

The Veteran's TDIU rating is prior to December 2011. The Board has ordered additional development, including obtaining private medical records and the submission of a complete personal statement.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for right arm tendonitis, left arm tendonitis, and service connection for testosterone disability. The Veteran was granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Veteran's right testicular disability, including atrophy and pain, was found to be worse than the current noncompensable rating. The Board has ordered a remand for further examination and consideration of all relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy and female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) as these conditions are directly related to the Veteran's in-service pregnancies, loss of pelvic support, and subsequent hysterectomy.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left hip bursitis with history of strain were denied as the current ratings are already at their maximum levels under VA rating criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left hand disability, finding that it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of Lyme disease was denied as there were no pending claims or unadjudicated issues related to the condition prior to September 28, 2012.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for VA survivor's pension due to her net worth exceeding $123,600 and her income being in excess of maximum annual pension rates.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back injury, finding no evidence of an in-service injury and insufficient continuity of symptomatology to establish service connection.,Service connection for kidney failure as secondary to low back injury was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current respiratory disorder, including restrictive ventilatory defect, is caused by his in-service asbestos exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The case is remanded due to the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the cause of death, specifically whether Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) constitutes a form of any presumptively associated diseases with herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic allergic blepharoconjunctivitis, chronic episcleritis, and premature cataract formation have been granted an initial 10 percent disability rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right little finger disability, finding that his tremors and arthritis of the right hand are not related to his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for pernicious anemia due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's symptoms were first noted in 2006 while deployed in Iraq, but he did not receive an official diagnosis until September 2009.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for varicose veins in both lower extremities due to incomplete development of records from the Veteran's period of retirement at the Navy Medical Center.

The Veteran's claim for a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation and pension benefits is remanded due to disputes regarding the validity of the debt, specifically related to payments made for his ex-spouse as a dependent. The Board requests that the RO or DMC prepare a paid and due audit of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits from when his ex-spouse was originally added to his award forward.