Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's representative has withdrawn their appeal, and the Board is dismissing it.

The Board has granted service connection for perianal condyloma but denied service connection for cardiovascular disease. The Veteran's current perianal condyloma is attributable to his active service, while the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for his cardiovascular disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his eye disabilities is remanded due to the need for additional visual field testing.

The Board has vacated its September 2020 decision denying service connection for hypertensive vascular disease and stroke residuals, as well as TDIU. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to new evidence and a need for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for congenital absence of the right and left pectoralis major muscles with recurrent dislocations due to conflicting VA opinions regarding their nature.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at Cape Coral Hospital on March 21, 2017, is denied because the treatment was not related to a service-connected disability and there were no emergency conditions warranting immediate medical attention. The closest VA facility was open within half an hour.

The Veteran's sinus disease did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to April 23, 2016. From April 23, 2016 to November 18, 2021, and from November 19, 2021 onward, his symptoms did not warrant ratings higher than 10 percent or 30 percent respectively.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to accrued benefits and an earlier effective date for pension benefits. The appellant needs to provide information on any expenses she paid for her deceased spouse's last sickness and burial.

The Veteran's right arm disability was aggravated by service in cold weather, but the VA examiner could not provide clear and unmistakable evidence that it was not aggravated or that any increase was natural progression.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion from Dr. Maxwell Krem regarding herbicide exposure and its relation to the Veteran's pancreatic cancer.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits because her application was not filed within two years of the Veteran's death, making it untimely.

The Board determined that the withholding of VA disability compensation payments to recoup military separation pay in the amount of $37,428.48 was proper and denied the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right heel spurs, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to her military service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it without prejudice.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic back strain due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for blocked aorta due to withdrawal. The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon condition is denied as there is no persuasive evidence linking his current condition to in-service events.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral stress fractures with bilateral tibial shin splints is reopened, and the appeal is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for disability of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a brain tumor, as it was not properly adjudicated in previous decisions. The appellant disagrees with the denial and seeks service connection based on herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.