Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals are rated at 40 percent, and his hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has remanded the cases for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected foot disabilities rendered him unable to maintain a substantially gainful occupation beginning December 19, 2012. The Board granted entitlement to a TDIU for this period.

New and relevant evidence has been received for the claims of service connection for twisting and narrowing of the spine, spinal bone spurs, degenerative bone disease of the spine, missing tendons in the right rotator cuff, missing tendons in the left rotator cuff, bladder wall thickening, abdominal aorta disability, left lung mass, and ground glass opacity in both lungs. These claims are being remanded for further review.,The Veteran has been granted service connection based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The appeal is dismissed because the expenses for non-VA medical services provided on September 8, 2020, were already approved by VA.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip joints disability as secondary to his service-connected lumbar strain disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation (ASC) on August 14, 2020, August 19, 2020, August 25, 2020, and September 16, 2020 as the Veteran's claims were previously denied but subsequently approved after secondary review.

The appeal is dismissed because the expenses for non-VA medical services provided on September 2, 2020, were already approved by VA.

The Veteran's current left thumb condition is due to a military service injury, and the Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left thumb fracture.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sickle cell trait without anemia, finding that it is a congenital defect and not subject to additional superimposed disease or injury during military service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left foot disability, which is related to service. The Veteran reported experiencing left foot pain in service and underwent surgery for neuroma removal.

The Veteran's claim for the validity of an overpayment of VA education benefits in the amount of $2,620.70 is remanded due to incomplete documentation and lack of clarity regarding how the debt was generated.

The Veteran's child, M.C., was added as his dependent to his VA disability compensation award on July 6, 2020. The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew all of his pending appeals.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ had administratively reversed and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on February 23, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal for ambulance expense reimbursement has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a neurogenic bladder disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and right lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that all reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of TERA examination for service connection claim related to color blindness. The Veteran is required to provide additional details about potential toxic exposures in service and needs to undergo a TERA examination.

The appeal for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death is dismissed as moot because a full benefit was granted in an October 2023 rating decision.