Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's prostatitis.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional development, including completion of VA forms and consideration of the attorney's request for a DRO hearing.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the helpless child of the Veteran for DIC benefits due to her marriage terminating by divorce after October 31, 1990, making her ineligible for VA benefits. The appellant was not found eligible based on being permanently incapable of self-support prior to age 18.

The Veteran's left knee disability has been rated at 10 percent for DJD, meniscus tear and chondromalacia. The Board found that the current rating is appropriate given the flexion limited to 75 degrees and extension limited from 80 degrees.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board denied service connection for congestive heart failure, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD or DDD of the lumbar spine.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the Veteran's right lower extremity neurological disability, including its relationship to service-connected conditions and presumed herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hiatal hernia, finding that it is not related to his service-connected GERD and was not incurred during service.

The Board has granted service connection for Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) due to it being a presumptively associated disease with herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with the September 2022 remand order and the need for a new medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed TBI and its residuals.

The Veteran's cause of death, which included MDS, is found to be related to his exposure to herbicide agents while serving in the Republic of Vietnam. Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes, finding that he did not meet any of the specific classes listed in 38 C.F.R. § 17.161.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Restless Leg Syndrome was denied as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or after service, and the Board found that it was not related to his in-service herbicide exposure. The VA examiner concluded that the disorder is less likely caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, which is presumed to be related to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran was stationed at Camp Lejeune during his active duty service, which is required for presumptive service connection based on exposure to contaminated water.

The Board found that the Veteran was not legally entitled to the education benefits in question and VA is not solely responsible for him being erroneously paid the benefits, thus denying the appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of fractures to the right fourth and fifth metacarpals is granted. Claims for other conditions, including those related to exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water, are denied.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits as the Veteran did not meet the criteria under VA regulations, including having a pending claim or receiving pension or disability compensation at the time of his death.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's service connection claim for dental disability due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for stroke or residuals thereof and anemia due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran's claims are pending before the Court, and additional development is needed.