Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's personality disorder is not a disease or injury within the meaning of VA compensation laws and there are no other psychiatric disabilities superimposed upon it. The Board also found that any substance abuse disorder is not service connected.

The case is being remanded due to the need for an updated VA Form 5655 Financial Status Report and a paid and due audit of overpayment amounts related to Reserve training/drill pay received concurrently with VA disability compensation for FY 2010, FY 2011, FY 2013, and FY 2014.

The Veteran's immune deficiency with shortages in IgM is not service-connected as it did not manifest during or due to his military service.,The residuals of resection of intestines and sphincter are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or due to his military service, nor were they aggravated by a pre-existing condition.

The Board finds it unclear who paid the surviving spouse's assisted living expenses and remands for further information from the Appellant.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pilonidal cyst manifested during his periods of honorable active service or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and requested a new VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed breast cancer.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability will be reconsidered.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right arm disability and granted service connection, finding that new and material evidence was submitted. The decision is based on the Veteran's reports of pain and stress during service which may have aggravated his pre-existing condition.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment due to incarceration in excess of 60 days and conviction of a felony, finding that total recovery would not violate principles of equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating assignments have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Effective dates prior to specified dates were denied as they did not meet the criteria for clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran's back disorder, which resulted in forward flexion ranging from full range of motion to no worse than 80 degrees with one report of 40 degrees following repeated use, was evaluated at a 20 percent rating prior to October 26, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran had consistent, credible complaints of chronic pain requiring prescription medications and physical therapy during flare-ups, which supported the grant of a higher 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a genitourinary condition and right inguinal hernia has been reopened, but the claims remain denied as new and material evidence was not received to support these claims.

Your appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed because you requested to withdraw your appeal.

The Veteran's cause of death is denied as there was no service-connected disability that caused or contributed to his death.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent from April 22, 2013 onward for herpes simplex virus, type II (herpes) due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for nephrolithiasis and neutropenia, finding that the conditions are not related to military service or herbicide exposure.,Service connection was also denied for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to May 1, 2014.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 3, 2017 is dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in response to the Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board denied service connection for T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, finding no evidence of direct or presumptive service connection. The cause of death due to the condition was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of respiratory symptoms (occasional shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing) as a result of VA's failure to diagnose and treat a pulmonary embolism during February 2004 VA hospitalization is granted.