Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's polycythemia vera, JAK2-negative is at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability is denied as there is no evidence of a dental trauma during service that could be associated with the current condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of rubella and pneumonia are being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board will now consider whether there are current disabilities related to these conditions that may be associated with service.

The Veteran's retroactive payment for the month of May 2019 based on a Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment (CRDP) adjustment was denied as he was already receiving his full military retired pay and VA disability compensation under CRDP.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence supports readjudicating the claim for an initial compensable rating for multiple myeloma. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded due to its inextricable link with the initial rating claim.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's gout disability, including its relationship to service and whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's death was not considered in the context of his pending service connection claims, and the claim for burial benefits is remanded due to issues with substitution eligibility.

The Board has granted service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia with prostatitis, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate notice of decision, and a need for further explanation regarding the payment amounts.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations for appellate consideration.

The appeal has been dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided from November 5, 2018 to November 8, 2018 was administratively approved while this appeal was pending.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 80% rating for narcolepsy with cataplexy, effective November 22, 2019, finding that the reduction was improper due to inadequate VA examinations and a lack of improvement in ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

Service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and pyloric stenosis status post duodenal ulcer with outlet obstruction is granted due to exposure to burn pits during service, as provided by the PACT Act.

The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision and requires additional development to determine if the Veteran's post-micturition dribbling is related to his active-duty service, including any participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for right eye retrobulbar neuritis with amaurosis from November 17, 1999 was not properly made due to missing evidence. The Veteran's claim file does not contain all of the underlying evidence relied on by the AOJ in making this decision.

The Veteran's disability benefits were not resumed prior to April [REDACTED], 2020, due to his felony incarceration. The Board found that the release from incarceration occurred on April [REDACTED], 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for thrombocytosis, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected COPD.

The Board has identified a pre-decisional duty to assist error and is remanding the case for an adequate medical decision based on the correct statutory criteria.

The Board denied the survivor's pension claim because the appellant's net worth exceeded the statutory limit of $138,489 as of December 1, 2021.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.