Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has decided to remand the case due to additional information needed from both the Appellant and the Veteran regarding financial hardship and educational expenses for D.T. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of May 4, 2016 for a 30% evaluation for service-connected uterine fibroids. The issues of a rating in excess of 40 percent for recurrent UTI and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's myelodysplastic syndrome is at least as likely as not related to his exposure to environmental hazards during service, including burn pits. As a result, the claim for service connection for MDS is granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran had periods of active duty service while serving with the Navy Reserve from 2018 to 2022. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to outstanding VA and SSA records that need to be obtained.

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

The Veteran's service-connected ventral hernia is rated at 40 percent effective October 31, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to new evidence being added after the November 2016 SOC.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right heel condition, including bursitis and fracture. The VA examiner needs to consider the Veteran's lay statements and X-rays from different time points.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's stomach condition, as well as whether it is related to service-connected conditions or environmental exposures in Southwest Asia.

Service connection for PVD of the RLE and LLE is denied.,The Veteran's kidney disability claim is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of chemical burns to the face as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a past injury.

The DIC benefits are denied as the Veteran did not have any disabilities service-connected during his lifetime or had any claim pending with VA at the time of his death. The survivor's pension is also remanded due to underdeveloped claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death is related to his in-service Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting findings in a VA examination and the need for updated treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection for residuals of brain tumor is granted on a direct basis. The claim for memory loss secondary to the brain cancer is also remanded.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea. Therefore, the claim for DIC benefits under both service connection and 38 U.S.C. § 1318 has been denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI residuals (claimed as concussion) due to lack of compliance with previous remand directives and the need for a VA medical opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no validly substituted party due to the death of the Veteran and a lack of timely application for substitution.