Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's impotence resulting from penile prosthesis implant surgery is considered a qualifying additional disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, as the infection that caused the removal of the prosthesis was not reasonably foreseeable and resulted in an additional disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board cannot adjudicate the merits of this appeal as it is no longer in a pendency state.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for beneficiary travel reimbursement due to unclear evidence and incomplete information regarding his income and medical expenses. The AOJ is instructed to provide the necessary development.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for CVA residuals, including as due to exposure to environmental hazards in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations during the Persian Gulf War, has been remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's non-VA emergency treatment for Covid-19 on June 18, 2022 is granted as it meets the criteria of a medical emergency under prudent layperson standards.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing spina bifida occulta with related levoscoliosis and degenerative changes was not clearly and unmistakably not aggravated by service. The Board also found a nexus between the in-service symptoms and the current disability.

The Board has granted service connection for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and awarded a 20% rating for hemorrhoids, but denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to August 17, 2018.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 2, 2020 for the addition of the Veteran's spouse as a dependent to her VA disability compensation award.

The Board has granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant (the Veteran's then husband) for the period from October 27, 2020 to November 3, 2020 in the amount of the dependency allowance.

The Board denied service connection for abdominal aortic aneurysm, but granted service connection for left foot metatarsalgia, hallux rigidus, and Morton's neuroma.,Service connection was established for the Veteran's left foot conditions due to their relationship with his service-connected pes planus.

The Veteran's appeals regarding hyperhidrosis and ADHD have been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has granted an initial 30 percent rating for pulmonary fibrosis prior to September 22, 2022. The Veteran's condition is currently rated as 10 percent under the General Rating Formula for Restrictive Lung Disease and 30 percent under the General Rating Formula for Interstitial Lung Disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's CCUS is related to his in-service exposures, including herbicide agent exposure. The AOJ must obtain a new VA examination and provide a rationale for any findings.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed intestinal disability and rectal cancer, which are related to service exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has upgraded the Appellant's discharge from a bad conduct discharge to a general discharge under honorable conditions, which removes any bar to receiving VA benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diverticulitis and periodontal disease, with the exception of a remanded claim for treatment purposes. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's Bechet's syndrome, finding that the condition produces severe impairment of health.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.