Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia, finding that there is no evidence linking his leukemia to in-service exposures and denying the claim.

The Veteran's esophagus cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service. The cause of death, metastatic esophageal cancer, is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for an immune or autoimmune disorder and a nutritional disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in prior decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for left eye central corneal opacity but has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin condition, to include seborrheic keratosis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left-hand index finger tenosynovitis, increased rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with left foot posterior calcaneal spur prior to November 9, 2020 and thereafter, and TDIU due to inextricably intertwined issues. Further development is required as the medical opinions provided are inadequate.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by left upper quadrant pain due to an undiagnosed illness, as his symptoms have existed for more than six months and cannot be attributed to any known clinical diagnosis.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board denied both his claim for service connection for the cause of his death and his DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and further evaluation of his condition.

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and there are no substituted appellant to continue the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development and a need for a new VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's respiratory condition, including whether it is related to asbestos exposure in service.

The Veteran's child support payments were increased from $100 per month to $225 per month effective January 1, 2020. The increase was granted due to the Veteran's consistent payment of child support and the appellant's acknowledgment that he had been paying consistently for a couple of years.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in denying service connection for a ventral hernia disability. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with an opinion on whether his service-connected COPD is secondary to his ventral hernia, and if obesity may also play a role.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for restoration of education benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill due to his last attendance at Allied American University occurring more than 120 days before the school's closure, and he did not receive credit or lost training time.

The Board has granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the appellant's disability of the left eye, to include loss of vision, finding that there is an approximate balance of negative and positive evidence regarding whether the VA's negligence caused the disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanation in VA examinations regarding the use of DLCO (Diffusion capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide) test, which is necessary for evaluating bronchiectasis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disorder of the left eye, a disorder of the left hand, and manifested by left-side weakness due to lack of medical nexus between current disabilities and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tachy-brady syndrome, status post implanted cardiac pacemaker is due to his service-connected multiple sclerosis disability and grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding it etiologically related to the Veteran's active service. The claim is based on new evidence that reopened a previously denied claim.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right Achilles tendonitis, finding that the Veteran's condition has manifested with painful motion but no evidence of ankylosis or other severe limitations.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, particularly in the early years of the increased rating period on appeal (2017-2020). The Veteran also needs to provide information regarding his employment history due to his service-connected disabilities.