Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right and left leg varicose veins with edema as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disability, finding that there is no evidence of compensable dental conditions. The case is remanded to determine eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate VA examination addressing the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral foot condition and service. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA examination to determine if any left or right foot disabilities are related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic scrotum condition is being remanded due to the need for verification of his claimed Agent Orange exposure during service in Okinawa, Japan. The Board also requires an examination and opinion on the nature and etiology of his chronic scrotum condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower back injury, finding that new and relevant evidence submitted since the July 2019 statement of the case supports the conclusion that his current lower back disability is related to his period of active service.

The appeal for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to July 24, 2012 is denied. The appeal for TDIU service connection prior to April 21, 2015 is dismissed as the concurrent AMA appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the case.

The Board denied service connection for chronic pain syndrome as there is no evidence of a diagnosis of this condition separate from the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for numbness on left side of face and loss use of left arm with pain due to nerve being cut during a March 2019 neck lymph node dissection surgery performed by VA.

The Board has remanded the apportionment claim due to incomplete financial information provided by both parties and a need for further clarification regarding expenses and public assistance.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of medical care provided at Alton Memorial Hospital from March 19, 2018 to March 23, 2018 was dismissed as moot because the claim has been resolved and no longer remains a case or controversy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing gastric ulcer disability was aggravated by his active service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral testicular varicocele results in persistent edema and stasis pigmentation or eczema, with or without intermittent ulceration. The Board has granted an initial increased rating of 40 percent for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and its potential impact on his multiple myeloma.

The Veteran's death was caused by liver failure, which the Board found not related to his service. There is no evidence linking any service-connected condition to his death.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim as his spouse was already receiving benefits and the effective date coincided with when he received a disability rating of at least 30 percent.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether reduction of the evaluation for service-connected residuals of interarytenoid cancer from 100 percent to 50 percent effective October 1, 2019 was proper due to untimeliness of the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of secondary service connection for arrhythmia, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, cardiopulmonary failure and chronic myelogenous leukemia, was not due to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a mood disorder due to known physical conditions, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.