Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's prostate condition, diagnosed as benign prostatic hypertrophy, is not presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure. The Board has remanded the case for further development and a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's prostate condition and his service.

The Board granted service connection for ulcerative colitis, finding it related to the Veteran's active duty or active duty for training.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's TMJ disability from July 12, 2017 to September 30, 2020, but denied ratings in excess of 20% on and after September 30, 2020.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including a new VA examination to address the severity of his right foot strain and whether his right foot bone spur is related to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's fibrocystic breast disease is rated as a separate scar, and she receives a 10% rating for the right breast surgical scar. The compensable rating for fibrocystic breast disease remains unchanged.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $9,857.23 during a videoconference hearing.

The Board granted an effective date of October 29, 2009 for the award of service connection (or separate compensable rating) for anemia as secondary to the service-connected uterine fibroids.

The Board granted a TDIU from July 28, 2016 to September 23, 2016 due to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability rendering him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for dyshidrosis due to incomplete information in the medical records and need for a new opinion regarding the use of topical medications.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits due to a lack of valid marriage under Washington state law, despite living together and engaging in multiple engagements.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) from September 29, 2014, to January 23, 2019.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim as his character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits due to offenses involving moral turpitude. No new and material evidence was submitted since the July 1980 administrative decision.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for prostatitis as the Veteran does not require absorbent materials that must be changed more than 4 times per day.

The Board granted service connection for narcolepsy, finding that the Veteran's condition was caused by his active service. The appeal to establish service connection for bilateral shin splints was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for PTSD and a TDIU, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.

The appeal regarding the overpayment debt of VA compensation benefits was dismissed as it was found to be improperly created.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a genitourinary disability as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability due to lack of evidence showing that the genitourinary disability was caused or aggravated by the lumbar spine disability.

The Board remands the matter to determine the actual number of drill days performed and paid to the Veteran in FY 2011 and FY 2012, confirm if the Veteran was paid for those days, and adjudicate whether the overpayment at issue was properly created.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a cerebral aneurysm, finding that the condition is related to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's VA compensation benefits were retroactively reduced due to concurrent receipt of military drill pay for Fiscal Years (FY) 2011, 2012, and 2013. The Board finds that additional development is needed before the claim may be adjudicated.