Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's back disability. A VA examination is needed to determine if his current back disabilities are caused by an injury during inactive duty for training in September 1978, and whether they are aggravated by his service-connected amputation of the right leg.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board will consider whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service, including presumed toxic exposure risk activities.

The appeal was dismissed because the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on November 20, 2020 has been resolved administratively.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for breathing problems due to burn pit exposure as there is no current diagnosis of a breathing problem and the evidence does not support a finding that his symptoms are related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal for a reduction in the rating of his Congestive Heart Failure from 60 percent to 10 percent has been withdrawn. The Veteran is also granted individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for overpayment creation and waiver of recoupment, but granted a partial waiver of $2,406.38 portion of his overpayment debt.

The Board dismissed the issue of eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) because the appellant lacked standing to pursue the appeal and there were no accrued benefits due at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's colon cancer.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for androgenic alopecia, also claimed as hair loss.

The Veteran's left leg disorder, prior to October 21, 2021, warrants a disability rating of 40 percent due to limited flexion and instability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to shaking hands, numbness in hands, and Sjogren syndrome (dry eyes). The issues are being remanded because of a duty to assist error regarding VA treatment records and an examination is needed.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for numbness in both left and right hands due to a failure to obtain adequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The VA will need to schedule the Veteran for an examination to determine if any current neck vascular conditions, such as carotid stenosis or other vasoocclusive diseases, are at least as likely as not caused by service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran did not have any pending claims at the time of his death, and there were no accrued benefits owed to him or his surviving spouse.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA opinions and inextricably intertwined with the automobile and adaptive equipment allowance claim.

The Board granted the Veteran's request for a beginning date of August 16, 2021, for the receipt of education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The effective date was set based on multiple criteria including the certification of her enrollment in the program and the start date of her classes.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a procedural defect, as the issue of revoking educational assistance benefits is still pending in the Legacy review system.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for hallux valgus, right and left was denied. The Veteran also had their appeal for a 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus; plantar fasciitis with calcaneal valgus; calcaneal spurs; peroneal tendonitis; mortons neuroma, right foot denied.,The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating as required by Diagnostic Code 5276. The Veteran's symptoms were more closely approximated with a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for revision of a September 1, 2017, rating decision that assigned an increased, 10 percent rating for service-connected residuals status post right foot third metatarsal stress fracture effective January 6, 2016, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is dismissed as the Veteran has not identified any error of fact or law.

Service connection for elevated cholesterol and calcium deficiency is denied.,Service connection for lymphadenopathy (enlarged level 2 left jugular chain lymph node) is granted.

The Board found that the overpayment debt in the amount of $1,355.17 for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits was not properly created due to administrative error and granted the Veteran's appeal.