Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for papillary transitional carcinoma of the bladder, non-invasive (claimed as bladder cancer) is being remanded due to the need for an updated VA examination to assess any residuals.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's larynx cancer is related to his in-service herbicide exposure. The case will be returned for further development and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with prior remand directives and for obtaining additional medical records, including those from private providers. The Veteran's MGUS is being reviewed again to determine if it is related to his in-service toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs).

The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship to service or any presumptive conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected lung disability and its comparison with his nonservice-connected COPD and emphysema.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance (SMP-AA) or at the housebound rate (SMP-HB), finding that there is no evidence of a factual need for regular aid and assistance, nor does the evidence show the Veteran was permanently housebound.

The Veteran's daughter, who was over the age of 26 when she became eligible for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, is denied eligibility due to her age.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left eye disability and service, including toxic exposure risk activities. The Veteran will need a VA examination to address these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ankle sprain, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and left ear hearing loss has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim for breast cancer is granted as presumptively related to exposure to burn pits under the PACT Act.,Service connection for breast cancer is granted based on the presumption provided by the PACT Act.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal for VA reimbursement of travel expenses to attend a VA compensation examination on May 16, 2009 is dismissed as his request was granted and he received authorization from the VA.

The Board has denied service connection for eosinophilia and remanded the issue of service connection for a cold injury due to new evidence received after the previous SSOC.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lupus disability is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as well as special home adaptation and specially adapted housing benefits due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to be examined for her left-hand ganglion cyst and a neurologist to review her medical records. The claims are remanded due to non-compliance with previous remand requests.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a disorder manifested by chest pains, finding that there is no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence linking her symptoms to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability, including meniscal tear, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and meniscus contusion, began during his active service in the Army. Therefore, service connection is granted.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his death and active duty service or exposure to ionizing radiation or herbicides.

The Veteran's compensation benefits are being remanded for the appellant to be considered for apportionment due to her claim of hardship in providing support for their minor children.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's increased rating claims for left index finger and thumb disabilities due to insufficient discussion in the August 2022 VA examination report regarding functional amputation, and inadequate reasoning on whether the impairment is equivalent to ankylosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back injury during service did not lead to his current condition of degenerative disc change, a compression fracture, and a foraminal disc disease. The Board found no probative nexus between the in-service incident and the Veteran's current disability.