Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's hand condition, specifically whether it is related to service and presumed exposure to herbicide agents at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's service-connected left and right shin splints do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, thus his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board has determined that the VA did not substantially comply with its September 2019 directives and requires further medical development for both eye conditions and COPD.

The Veteran's right eye conjunctivitis with keratoconus status post corneal transplant from February 1, 2018 is rated at 30 percent and no higher due to the severity of his visual acuity impairment.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for peripheral vascular disease of the left leg, as of December 10, 2019 and entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for hidradenitis suppurativa.,The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

Your claim for service connection for gout has been granted, effective from the date of your claim. The Board is dismissing this issue as it has already been resolved in your favor.

The Board has determined that the debt of $40,633 for overpayment of VA pension benefits is not valid and therefore grants the Veteran's appeal. As a result, his request for waiver of recovery of this overpayment is moot.

The Veteran's daughter is seeking recognition as the helpless child of her father on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching age 18. The appeal has been remanded due to non-compliance with previous Board directives regarding obtaining SSA records and authorization from the appellant.

The Board granted the Appellant's DIC claim effective from March 15, 2017. The earlier effective date of July 31, 2014, was awarded because the RO recognized an informal claim for DIC benefits could be construed from her initial filing.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's prostate disability, specifically whether it is related to his presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Further development is needed.

The Veteran's death did not qualify for nonservice-connected burial benefits or accrued benefits due to the absence of pending claims at the time of his death.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right hand disability and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurobehavioral disorder, finding no current diagnosis of such condition and thus no basis to grant service connection.

The Board has remanded the claim for a nonservice-connected death pension due to the appellant not being provided with proper VCAA notice and needing updated information regarding her income and expenses.

The Veteran's left eye condition, including choroiditis with macular dystrophy and nuclear sclerosis cataract, is rated at 90 percent. Special monthly compensation based on blindness in one eye under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k) is granted beginning March 9, 2021.

The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected and remanded both the DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1310 and the DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for basal cell carcinoma of the back, chest, and face, neck, and ears due to insufficient evidence on file.

The Board has determined that the VA failed to provide a necessary medical examination for the Veteran's claim of service connection for spinal stenosis. The case is being remanded to schedule such an examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic prostatitis, finding that his current diagnosis is related to his active military service.