Other conditions Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death as it is inextricably intertwined with separate claims for service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, Parkinson's Disease, a urinary condition, hypertension, leukopenia, bilateral foot calluses, and kidney disease.

The Board has granted a separate rating for left ilioinguinal nerve disability prior to August 21, 2020. The TDIU claim is remanded due to the grant of this additional service-connected disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye cataract due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for loss of use of the feet and hands, finding no evidence that these conditions were causally related to an in-service motor vehicle accident or any other in-service injury.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in February 2024 is inadequate and did not substantially comply with the January 2024 remand instructions. The matter is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the right little finger disability.

The appeal seeks to revise or reverse a May 25, 2001 decision that declined to accept the Veteran's March 21, 2001 statement as a notice of disagreement (NOD) with the May 15, 1999 rating decision. The Board dismissed the appeal because it did not adjudicate whether the Veteran's May 8, 2000 statement constituted a valid NOD with the May 15, 1999 rating decision.

The Board grants entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot callus condition rendering him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 20 percent for chronic left triceps denervation, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were no worse than moderate and did not meet the criteria for a severe disability.

The Board granted service connection for sleep impairment disability and voiding dysfunction disability, both found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's non-celiac gluten sensitivity, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service and/or his service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder and GERD with IBS.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hysterectomy, including enlarged uterus and fibroids, was dismissed because her VA Form 10182 was not timely filed.

Your claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been granted in a September 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for service-connected residuals of varicocele repair, to include atrophy of bilateral testis, finding that the evidence did not show symptoms or comparable conditions warranting a higher rating.

The Board denied the appeal as the withholding of VA compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation and drill pay for 67 days during FY 2021 was proper.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal before a decision could be made, so the case is dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it pertains to a dispute over whether the proper contractual rate was paid for home health services provided by MGHAL from March 2, 2020, through March 31, 2020. The dispute is subject to specific administrative procedures under VA law and does not allow for further review by the Board.

The appeal to establish eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 from August 20, 2020 was dismissed as the NOD was not timely filed.

The Veteran's untimely appeals for DEA eligibility and specially adapted housing were dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The case will not be resumed unless a request for substitution is granted.