Other conditions Board decisions

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 28, 2015, for the award of service connection for a neck condition.

The appeal regarding the removal of the Veteran's former spouse from his VA disability compensation award is dismissed as moot, as J.L. was returned to the award effective February 1, 2012.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination in connection with the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left eye injury. The Veteran was not provided an appropriate VA examination, which is necessary to determine if his current left eye condition is related to his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no provision for Board review of VCA disputes concerning contractual payment rates.

The Board dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA home health services provided to the Veteran under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) because the dispute resolution process established by law does not allow for further review by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and assignment of a 30 percent rating for cold injury residuals left hand fingers with Raynaud's syndrome, finding that January 24, 2021, is the earliest possible effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a special home adaptation grant as there is no evidence of a permanent and total disability that includes the anatomical loss or loss of use of both hands, deep partial thickness burns, full thickness or subdermal burns, or residuals of an inhalation injury.

The Board granted service connection for menometrorrhagia and ovarian cyst, finding that both conditions had onset in service.

The Board granted service connection for Tourette's syndrome, finding that the condition was diagnosed during the Veteran’s military service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.

The Veteran's esophageal and liver cancers are related to herbicide agent exposure during service, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse due to lack of clear and convincing evidence that they had a common law marriage under Oklahoma law.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a bladder condition, to include as due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than August 3, 2023, for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerotic heart disease.

The Board denied service connection for a precancerous mass of the lower intestines, as there is no evidence that it was incurred or aggravated by military service. The Veteran's condition is considered a structural condition with a known etiology and not related to exposures in Southwest Asia theatre of operations.

The Board granted service connection for esophageal cancer, finding that the Veteran's condition is causally related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for temporomandibular joint dysfunction with bruxism, finding that the Veteran's condition manifested as painful motion and limited range of motion without additional functional loss.

The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, and remanded the claim for a higher initial rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hair loss, left eye degeneration, and right eye degeneration have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a current disability in any of these conditions.,Specifically, the Veteran was not shown to have a current diagnosis of hearing loss or tinnitus as defined by VA regulations.