Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional retroactive payment in excess of $3,130.41 resulting from an increased rating for PTSD effective April 22, 2014.

The Board granted an effective date of March 1, 2010, for TDIU based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable from June 10, 2010, to March 7, 2011.

The Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder disability, effective from November 10, 2011.

The Board granted service connection for a cardiac condition, to include ASCVD, as presumptively due to herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service on ACDUTRA did not qualify him for nonservice-connected pension benefits or special monthly pension due to lack of active duty service, and the claim is denied as there is no legal merit.

The Veteran's cause of death was hemorrhagic shock with acidosis and hypothermia, which are not service-connected. The Board finds that a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune contributed to his death.

The Veteran's Raynaud's syndrome, right hand, is currently rated at 40 percent disabling. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating as there are no digital ulcers or autoamputation of digits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs to obtain missing Social Security Administration records.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the VA paid the correct rate for home health services provided by MGHAL in March 2020, and no further action is needed.

The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome is rated at a 20 percent disability rating since May 1, 2022.

The Veteran's daytime breathing disability is remanded for a new VA examination to determine if it is related to his active service, including toxic exposures during Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations for left and right foot calcaneal spurs and degenerative joint disease, as well as left and right Achilles tendinitis with equinus deformity, were denied. The evidence did not support ratings in excess of 10 percent.

The Board granted the appellant's request to waive recovery of an overpayment of VA Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, finding that repayment would cause undue financial hardship and considering mitigating circumstances.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable and higher evaluations for peripheral arterial disease of both lower extremities, finding that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on objective testing.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was rated at 50 percent disabling from February 22, 2019. The Board found that the severity of his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board's decision granting an earlier effective date of February 24, 2021 for the grant of TDIU was implemented by the AOJ in a November 20, 2023 rating decision. The Veteran sought to challenge this implementation as containing clear and unmistakable error (CUE), but the Board found that such a challenge is not valid since it pertains to an implementing decision rather than a Board decision.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's throat and tongue cancer disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by herbicide agent exposure during active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for aches, generally, to include as due to Gulf War exposure, is remanded and requires further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is linked to her military service and continues since separation. The decision also denied service connection for left hip enchondroma.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) as secondary to her service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.