Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to payment for non-VA medical care provided on February 15, 2020, has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sexual dysfunction, claimed as loss of sexual desire and erectile dysfunction, is service-connected. Service connection was denied for myofascial pain syndrome, poor sleep due to pain, and syringomyelia.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for Crohn's disease with use of immunosuppressant medication to include scar is remanded due to the failure to obtain a VA examination prior to the March 2020 decision on appeal.

The Veteran's atrioventricular block with implantable pacemaker is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating as his condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue regarding entitlement to service connection for left elbow injury prior to his death, and as a result, the Board has dismissed this appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of indebtedness has been dismissed due to their death. The appeal is also dismissed as it does not survive the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal based on a VA Form 10182 filed in February 2022 is dismissed as the form did not identify a specific determination with which he disagreed.

The Board found that the Veteran's VA Form 9 was timely filed as to the March 2018 SOC, and reinstated the underlying legacy appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent left fifth finger dislocation residuals including proximal interphalangeal joint subluxation, finding that the condition originated during active service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acute myeloid leukemia, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The appeal is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for survivors' pension benefits because the appellant did not submit the required documentation to establish her status as a surviving spouse.

The Board has determined that the appellant timely filed a substantive appeal to the March 2017 rating decision denying service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, and thus grants the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding secondary service connection and potential exposure to toxic substances. The Veteran's bilateral eye disorder, including cataracts with lens replacement in both eyes, is being reviewed for possible service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. A new examination is needed to determine the nature and severity of his sleep paralysis, including whether it is related to narcolepsy.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected chronic menorrhagia is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the VA examination conducted in October 2020.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected deviated nasal septum. The Board denied the claims for service connection for cause of death and disability indemnity compensation (DIC).

The Board has remanded the case for a retrospective medical opinion regarding the December 1997 VA examination findings, as it is inadequate to determine the Veteran's left middle finger disability prior to July 19, 2019.

The Veteran's request for a total disability rating due to unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 29, 2019 is being remanded. The Board notes that relevant social security records are not associated with the claims file and requests for these records are necessary.

The Veteran's somatic symptom disorder is rated at 30 percent, which corresponds to occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The symptoms are not severe enough to warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of August 28, 2018 for a 30 percent rating for optic neuritis with right eye intermediate uveitis. The decision found that there was no evidence of increased severity within one year prior to the claim.