Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for reinstatement in the VRE program, and thus the Board has dismissed the case.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's employment status and income from June 2019 to June 2020, as well as his VA Vocational Rehabilitation records and state of Florida vocational rehabilitation program records.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death effective July 30, 2015, which is the date the appellant filed her claim. The effective date was set based on VA regulations regarding claims received within one year of a veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left inferior pubic ramus fracture are currently rated at 10 percent, effective November 30, 2015. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of this amount.

The appeal for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury and schizoaffective disorder, depressive type. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported in-service injuries and the presence of current disabilities that are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The appeal for service connection of pancreatic cancer was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, as appellants' claims do not survive their deaths.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Veteran is granted up to 36 months of additional educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program, reduced by any previously used benefits from other programs. The decision applies retroactively as of October 1, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation of residuals of head trauma, also claimed as dizziness, is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete information and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral leg bursitis is related to his active service.

The Board has determined that the VA examination was not conducted as per the previous remand instructions and is therefore remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's saliva stone was not caused by the January 2011 VA colonoscopy and subsequent medical interventions, and therefore denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has granted service connection for unexplained chronic multi-symptom illnesses involving fasciculations and tremors of the facial muscles, upper extremities, and lower extremities. The Veteran's symptoms are not explained by a current diagnosis.

The Board has granted the Veteran's motion to vacate the April 2020 denial of higher ratings for emphysema with residuals of bilateral collapsed lung surgery (spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax) in excess of 10 percent, prior to May 16, 2019; and in excess of 30 percent thereafter. The issue is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for bilateral hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of the sacroiliac joints and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for spasmodic torticollis, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for VA outpatient dental treatment was denied as he did not meet the requirements under 38 C.F.R. § 17.123 (1988) for service connection for receiving outpatient VA dental treatment.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes was also denied because there is no evidence of record that he had any compensable service-connected dental disability or condition.