Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for left and right leg arthritis, as aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected chronic myeloid leukemia.

The Board denied DIC benefits, finding that the Veteran's death was not caused by VA carelessness or negligence. The cause of death was a subdural hematoma resulting from an unassisted fall.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for pituitary adenoma. However, due to a potential secondary service connection theory involving hypertension, the case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for VA educational assistance benefits, and the Board has dismissed this case.

The Veteran's claims for evaluations of his right and left thigh conditions, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), have been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for non-initial increased ratings for his bilateral hip disorder were granted, with a 40 percent rating effective February 7, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and the etiology of his fatal malignant neoplasm. The VA needs to obtain additional medical opinions that consider both herbicide agent exposure, asbestos exposure, and toxic exposure risk activities during service.

The Veteran's right thigh disability is rated at 20 percent for limitation of flexion and extension from May 4, 2009. The rating remains unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with diabetic retinopathy. The decision is based on medical opinions that attribute the Veteran's current eye disabilities to his service-connected DM and diabetic retinopathy.

The Veteran's application for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits was denied because he did not meet the required service criteria, specifically serving a minimum of 90 aggregate days of qualifying active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to determine if additional restoration of Chapter 33 benefits is needed due to the closure of Brightwood College and to create a clear accounting regarding his use of VA educational assistance benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left hand disability separate from her service-connected cervical spine strain and radiculopathy, and therefore denies the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for teeth 7, 8, and 9 for compensation purposes is denied. However, his claim for Class II(a) VA dental treatment is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to April 25, 2008 was denied because he failed to provide the necessary information and forms requested by VA. The Board found that his failure to respond constituted abandonment of the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA in 1996, particularly in April 1996, need to be verified as part of her claim for cerebral arteriosclerosis. The matter is being remanded to obtain this information.

The Board partially vacated the March 20, 2023 decision that denied a higher rating for residual fracture of the left fibula with arthritis of the ankle. The Veteran's claim was granted for a separate 10 percent rating for left ankle arthritis and denied for a higher rating for the fracture.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various neurological symptoms, including left leg pain, total body jitters due to too much sugar, right hand and arm shakiness, right leg pain, and left-hand and arm pain, all secondary to herbicide exposure. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a brain tumor and the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support an in-service onset or relationship.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and conflicting evidence.

The Board denied compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of left frontal sinus trephination surgery, including problems with concentration and sleep as well as constant redness, itchiness, and numbness of the skin above the left eye.