Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma cancer, related to exposure to radiation during service, is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Board will obtain any outstanding private treatment records and provide the Veteran with an additional VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is competent to manage the disbursement of VA benefits and dismissed the appeal.

Your TDIU claim is being dismissed because it covers the same period as a separate TDIU appeal currently before the Board.

The Veteran's right hand disability, including the fourth metacarpal fracture and associated muscle functional impairment, has been granted a separate 10 percent rating. The initial compensable rating for painful motion residual to the fracture remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Alzheimer's Disease and the cause of death, finding that both were related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The decision is based on evidence showing a relationship between such exposure and the development of Alzheimer's Disease.

The Veteran's service-connected neuritis, left foot is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a deviated septum due to the failure to provide a VA examination and consider the issue. The Veteran is presumed sound on entry into active military service, but his current condition must be related to his time in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue and restless leg syndrome (claimed as leg kicks) are denied. The claim for shortness of breath is remanded due to the need for a TERA examination.,Service connection for fatigue is denied because it is already compensated through his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with insomnia. Service connection for restless leg syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis. Shortness of breath claim is remanded due to lack of adequate VA examination addressing both direct and secondary theories.,The Veteran's fatigue condition is not separate from his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with insomnia, so a separate rating is denied. Service connection for restless leg syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis. Shortness of breath claim is remanded due to lack of adequate VA examination addressing both direct and secondary theories.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, finding that there was no evidence of actual exposure to mustard gas or other toxic agents during his service at Fort Greely in Alaska. The condition is not considered related to service.

The Veteran's entitlement to SMC in excess of the rate of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) prior to June 29, 2020 is denied as he did not meet the criteria for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities. However, on and after June 29, 2020, the Veteran's entitlement to SMC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1) based on need for special aid and attendance is granted.

The appeal is denied as the non-VA medical services provided on February 8, 2022 were not authorized by VA and thus no legal basis for payment exists.

The Board previously denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, but the Court found that the decision did not address whether the Veteran needed aid and attendance. The case is being remanded to correct this error by obtaining relevant VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that it is etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal of a rating in excess of 10 percent for gastritis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for beneficiary travel reimbursement related to the episode of care on January 19, 2021 is being remanded due to unclear evidence and a need for further development.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant's claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided by a VA-approved network provider does not allow for review by the Board.

The Veteran's calcified pleural plaques of the lungs required daily inhalational bronchodilator therapy for the entire period on appeal, and a 30 percent evaluation has been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider any new evidence submitted after the June 2022 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity restless leg syndrome due to insufficient evidence in the March 2024 VA opinion. The Veteran is seeking secondary service connection based on his already service-connected radiculopathy.