Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left upper extremity thrombosis due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to amyloid angiopathy, which is already service-connected. The Veteran's thrombosis may be associated with his amyloid angiopathy.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for breast cancer due to in-service exposure to hazardous drugs and chemicals, including PFAs, at Fort Dix. A VA examination is required to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's breast cancer and her in-service exposures.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ had already administratively approved the claim for payment of medical services provided on June 29, 2020.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your claim for payment of medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on October 14, 2020.

Your claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has already been granted, effective January 17, 2013. As the appeal is over and no longer relevant, your case cannot be considered by the Board.

The Veteran's Crohn's disease is rated at 100% from April 26, 2017, due to pronounced symptoms resulting in marked malnutrition, anemia, and general debility.

The Board has determined that the eligibility decision for the Veteran's participation in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is legally inadequate and requires further development. The decision was based on a September 2023 review by the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT), which found the Veteran did not meet the eligibility requirements due to lack of care from a caregiver or need for supervision, protection, or instruction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for wisdom tooth root extraction are remanded due to inadequate examination and opinion, as well as the need for VA outpatient dental treatment determination.

The Veteran's left ear otitis media is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board found that there was no evidence of suppuration or aural polyps to warrant a higher rating. The claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to insufficient active-duty service duration, as he did not serve more than 180 days during peacetime and was discharged from his Marine Corps reserve unit.

The Board found that the reduction of the urticaria rating from 60% to 10% was not proper due to lack of improvement in the condition, despite evidence indicating worsening during flare-ups.

The appeal is dismissed as the non-VA medical services provided by Interim Healthcare Supportive Services of Wausau have already been paid and processed per VA policy.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remands the cases for further action.

The Board has determined that the reduction in VA disability compensation for the recoupment of 45 days of military drill pay for FY 2019 was improper and granted the appeal.

The Veteran's pulmonary embolism is being remanded due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for clarification on whether it was caused by or made worse by VA treatment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's post-polio syndrome condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to active service, and did not undergo a permanent increase in severity beyond its natural progression during active service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to provide details of the evidence relied on to reach its conclusion regarding the distance from the Veteran's residence to the closest VA facility and how the mileage was calculated for the specific episodes of care. The case is therefore being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's urinary disability, including urinary dysfunction with frequency, nocturia, dysuria, and chronic urinary hesitancy, is found to be caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for atrial dilation and ventricular arrhythmias as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for severance of service connection for metastatic bone cancer and discontinuation of basic eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection, and because the Veteran did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability during the relevant period.