Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Veteran's testicular cancer and residuals thereof are granted service connection due to the evidence being in equipoise as to whether it first manifested within one year of his discharge from active duty.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and his service-connected conditions, including their relationship to presumed herbicide agent exposure. The appellant is encouraged to provide additional information.

The appeal is dismissed as moot because the full debt related to the apportionment has been waived by the Veteran's former spouse.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and clarification regarding the Veteran's service-connected onychomycosis and whether it is distinct from his claimed scalp disability. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to address these issues.

The Board found that the Veteran's right foot DJD symptoms have not been moderately severe prior to November 12, 2021, and are currently rated at 20 percent. The claim for higher ratings is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's emphysema is related to service, including exposure during his time in Southwest Asia. The decision grants direct service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits as the Appellant withdrew her claim prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case for readjudication of the TDIU claim, including consideration of new evidence submitted since the October 2019 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's bradycardia is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its relationship to his service-connected nasopharyngeal cancer.

The Board has decided to remand the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's BPH disability, as his condition may have worsened since the last examination.

The Board has granted service connection for neurogenic bowel on a secondary basis, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his service-connected spondylosis at L4-5 and L5-S1. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's child, K.F., is recognized as a helpless child due to her permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 years old, primarily attributed to autism disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 25, 2017, with a payment date of November 1, 2017, for additional dependency compensation for his daughter. The decision states that VA did not receive a valid claim within one year of her birth and thus the earliest possible effective date is October 25, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension is remanded due to missing documents in his claims file.

The Veteran's narcolepsy was initially evaluated at 20 percent prior to August 3, 2018. Starting from that date, the evaluation was increased to 80 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for testicular torsion and infertility due to a lack of medical evidence on record that accurately reflects the severity of his disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye condition is related to an in-service injury, and therefore service connection for a left eye disability is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bulbar palsy was denied as he does not have a diagnosis of the condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence received after the issuance of the Statement of the Case.