Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and awarded a 20% rating for hemorrhoids, but denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to August 17, 2018.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 2, 2020 for the addition of the Veteran's spouse as a dependent to her VA disability compensation award.

The Board has granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant (the Veteran's then husband) for the period from October 27, 2020 to November 3, 2020 in the amount of the dependency allowance.

The Board denied service connection for abdominal aortic aneurysm, but granted service connection for left foot metatarsalgia, hallux rigidus, and Morton's neuroma.,Service connection was established for the Veteran's left foot conditions due to their relationship with his service-connected pes planus.

The Veteran's appeals regarding hyperhidrosis and ADHD have been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has granted an initial 30 percent rating for pulmonary fibrosis prior to September 22, 2022. The Veteran's condition is currently rated as 10 percent under the General Rating Formula for Restrictive Lung Disease and 30 percent under the General Rating Formula for Interstitial Lung Disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's CCUS is related to his in-service exposures, including herbicide agent exposure. The AOJ must obtain a new VA examination and provide a rationale for any findings.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed intestinal disability and rectal cancer, which are related to service exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has upgraded the Appellant's discharge from a bad conduct discharge to a general discharge under honorable conditions, which removes any bar to receiving VA benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diverticulitis and periodontal disease, with the exception of a remanded claim for treatment purposes. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's Bechet's syndrome, finding that the condition produces severe impairment of health.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the overpayment of an education test cost, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran's DEA benefits were reinstated after being discontinued, and the appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal of earlier effective dates for the grants of increased 40 percent disability ratings for service-connected right and left leg disabilities was dismissed due to an error in the appeal stream.

The Veteran's left tonsil cancer, also claimed as neck cancer, is granted service connection due to exposure to HPV during military service and due to toxic exposure in Southwest Asia under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 0 percent for hypochromic microcytic and megaloblastic anemia effective January 15, 2014 is denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for the same condition effective December 9, 2018 is also denied. A TDIU on an extraschedular basis from February 20, 2015 to January 27, 2016 is granted.

Your claim for a VA Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for Home Loan Benefits has been granted, and the COE was issued in May 2021. The appeal is dismissed as there are no errors to address.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision. The case is dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits withheld during his incarceration, as the Veteran does not have standing to pursue this claim due to his status as an incarcerated veteran.