Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for additional educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) is denied due to the limitation of 48 months of aggregate period for which any person may receive educational assistance under two or more educational programs.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification on whether the Veteran's oligomenorrhea qualifies as an undiagnosed illness under VA regulations.

The Board denied service connection for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents during his active military service and there is no evidence of a link between his current diagnosis and service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, claimed as interstitial lung disease, due to herbicide agent exposure (Agent Orange) is being remanded due to the need for a more adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and left hand numbness have been reopened.,An effective date earlier than January 27, 2017, is denied for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's cause of death, pneumonia and hypopharynx cancer, was not caused by or related to his military service. The Board found no evidence linking the fatal diseases to service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, linked to herbicide exposure during his time at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand, is granted. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange and thus meets the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has decided that the issue of service connection for a respiratory disability should be remanded to the AOJ for further action. The case will return to the Board after the AOJ addresses the request for substitution by the Veteran's widow.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims for ganglion cyst removal and bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to address the Veteran's claims of in-service injury and continuity of symptoms.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a blood disorder, variously diagnosed as Acute Myeloid leukemia, B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, and immune thrombocytopenia. The Board found that exposure to toxic chemicals and smoke during service is at least in equipoise with his current blood disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether there are additional disabilities beyond those addressed under DC 7121 and whether the Veteran's current lymphedema disorder is related to service. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for perforated ear drums as the Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the issue was not properly initiated in the first place.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of vision impairment, and the Board dismissed the claim as a result.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death, including stroke and pancreatic cancer, was related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune during service.

The Board denied the veteran's child's application for survivor's pension due to her income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate for a surviving child.

The Veteran's right thumb disability is granted a 10% rating, effective from April 28, 2016.,For the period beginning July 18, 2019, the Veteran's left thumb disability is granted a 10% rating.

The Board has referred the issue of entitlement to service connection for dental disabilities (loss of teeth) for treatment purposes due to a raised claim. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for loss of teeth numbers 7 through 9 is remanded and requires additional examination and opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, finding that his tinnitus is at least as likely as not a cause of his insomnia.