Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Veteran's appeal for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in March 2024.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) in the Southwest Asia theater of operations from August 2, 1990, through July 31, 1991. The Veteran's MOS was that of a vehicle infantry man during this period.

The Board has determined that there was insufficient compliance with its previous remand directives and thus the case must be returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's dizziness disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the previous decision regarding the service connection for anaphylactic shock with hives, blackouts and unconsciousness. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to address his exposure claims.

The Veteran's compartment syndrome of the right and left lower extremities have been rated at 10 percent since January 19, 2006. The Board denied an increased rating for both conditions.

The Veteran's cause of death was caused by acute myeloid leukemia, which developed as a result of his exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Board found that the Veteran's acute myeloid leukemia was proximately related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents and granted entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted service connection under the PACT Act due to exposure to burn pits. Service connection for a cardiovascular disorder is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during active service or being related to his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to commercial herbicides and other chemicals, as well as his service connection for basal cell carcinoma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of right hand and left hand disabilities have been remanded due to the failure to appear for a VA examination.,No specific rating or effective date was assigned in this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of right and left hip conditions due to additional development being needed, including an addendum opinion from a qualified medical specialist.

The Veteran's appeal for restoration of educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is denied because she did not meet the criteria for restoration as she had already received her associate's degree from McCann School of Business and Technology prior to its closure in May 2018.

The Veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation due to convalescence following surgery for his service-connected pilonidal cyst is remanded as the VA has not reviewed all relevant treatment records, including those from VistA Imaging.

The Veteran's initial 30 percent rating for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) prior to February 1, 2018, is granted. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal is about the restoration of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits used for a reported course at United Education Institute- Gardena (UEI). The RO determined that the Veteran's Chapter 33 benefits stopped on June 16, 2016 due to unsatisfactory progress. The Veteran submitted new evidence showing he never attended the class and was not enrolled in it. As the RO did not readjudicate the claim within a year of the determination letter, the appeal is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his metastatic head and neck cancer was not related to service or other causes.

The Veteran's right femur disability was granted an increased rating of 20 percent effective March 1, 2023.,A separate rating of 10 percent for instability of the right femur from September 24, 2019 is also granted.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for post-operative residuals, left ulnar nerve entrapment surgery, effective October 17, 2017. The Veteran's symptoms are severe enough to warrant this higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal regarding an overpayment of VA compensation benefits and his claim for a special apportionment of his disability compensation benefits.,Specifically, the Board found that the overpayment was properly created due to the removal of additional compensation benefits for a dependent spouse from the date of their divorce. The Board also determined that the special apportionment of the Veteran's benefits to his former spouse on behalf of their children was proper.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need to obtain his National Guard records.