Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service connection claims for right and left upper extremity nerve impairments, to include neuropathy, have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of such conditions. The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and requires new examinations to determine if the Veteran's anemia disorder is related to service, his service-connected conditions, or aggravated by those conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the effective date for his TDIU, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of travel expenses to Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline on July 6, 2020 is being remanded due to errors in the original decision and lack of full consideration.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for a comprehensive medical opinion addressing his functional impairments caused by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of proper notice and development, including obtaining relevant records and providing appropriate notice.

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

The Board has remanded the cases due to duty-to-assist errors, specifically regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents while stationed on Midway Island. The VA must attempt to verify this exposure and determine what additional development is needed.

The Veteran's brother is granted accrued benefits in the form of reimbursement for funeral and burial expenses, as established by a funeral home invoice.

The Veteran's eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Board finds that an adequate assessment and consideration of the Veteran's need for personal care services, supervision, protection, or instruction are required.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to a proposed finding of incompetency because it was only a proposed action not subject to appeal and the appellant's claim for proposal to find him incompetent to handle disbursement of VA funds is moot.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of a 60 percent rating for HIV is dismissed. The restoration of a 60 percent rating for HIV from June 10, 2021, is granted.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on November 24, 2020, is dismissed due to administrative approval.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations for appellate consideration.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left lateral collateral ligament with partial tear posterior tibial tendon has been dismissed. The Board also remanded the claim for TDIU due to unemployability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of service connection for urinary incontinence and frequency.

The Board has determined that there were errors in the decision regarding service connection for inguinal hernias and circumcision, as well as an initial compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's prostate cancer status post radical prostatectomy is found to be related to these conditions. A remand is ordered to correct this error.

The Board has granted service connection for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity cold weather injury residuals due to the Veteran's exposure to severe cold while serving in Korea.

The Board denied a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that the debt was not against equity and good conscience due to fault on both the Veteran's and VA's part. The decision also noted that repayment would not cause undue hardship.

The appeal for DIC benefits is dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection claim remains as it was pending at the time of her death.