Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 28, 2007, for the assignment of a 40 percent rating for interstitial cystitis has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and an inadequate rationale in the VA examiner's opinion. The Veteran is requested to undergo another examination to determine if his current urinary tract disability is related to service.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment in the amount of $16,480.00 due to financial hardship and fault shared between the Appellant's fiduciary and VA.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in at least an approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's separately diagnosed dysphagia is proximately due to or caused by service-connected GERD, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cardiomyopathy was denied in June 2015 and July 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not show a relationship to military service. A new effective date of January 28, 2019, was assigned based on additional records received after previous decisions.

The Veteran's esophageal cancer is found to be related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, and thus granted for accrued benefits purposes.,There is no evidence of a current disabling condition associated with dehydration or malaria.

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and no one can take his place in the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left testicle disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred in service.

The Veteran's cause of death, multiple myeloma, is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in service. Service connection for the cause of death has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for right and left foot conditions has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal in February 2024.

The Veteran's death precludes initial eligibility for PCAFC benefits, and the appeal is denied as a matter of law.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected pectus excavatum is being remanded due to the need for additional records and the duty to assist.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's PCAFC benefits, as the December 2023 CEAT review was conclusory and unexplained.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in the case and has ordered a VA examination to be conducted for the Veteran's service-connected left hip flexion disability.

The Board has determined that further action is necessary to correct duty to assist errors prior to deciding the propriety of suspending DIC benefits payments, effective November 1, 2020. The appellant's marital status needs clarification and evidence must be obtained.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pancreatic cancer is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The appeal was dismissed because the expenses for non-VA medical services provided on September 22, 2020, were approved by VA.

The Veteran's intercostal neuralgia, status post Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum with muscle group XIX and XXI involvement, is currently rated as a noncompensable rating prior to January 8, 2018, and 10 percent thereafter. The Board finds that it constituted pre-decisional duty to assist error for the RO to make a decision on the claim without first remanding the claim for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's varicose veins of the left leg were evaluated at 20 percent disabling, and the Board found that this evaluation was appropriate based on the lack of findings related to persistent edema, stasis pigmentation or eczema, with or without intermittent ulceration.