Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of November 1, 2007, for the award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been withdrawn.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 28, 2002 for the apportionment of the Veteran's benefits to his spouse. The decision is based on the fact that the Veteran had standing to pursue the appeal and that B.F., who was residing in a community property state (California), filed for apportionment on July 9, 2009.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to failure to conduct a VA examination for recurrent anemia. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again after the examination is completed.

The Veteran's diagnosed hypersomnia is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board granted entitlement to additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's spouse, B.V.G., based on his legal marriage and valid disability rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including dental disability and several musculoskeletal, respiratory, and neurological conditions. The appeals are remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for his pharynx/larynx disability, left lower extremity ataxia and dysmetria, and right lower extremity ataxia and dysmetria.

The Veteran's neurogenic bladder condition is granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The claim for hypertension remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, including ulcerative colitis, was present during service and continues to persist. Therefore, service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for additional development regarding functional loss during flare-ups and repeated use over time.

The Veteran's son, the appellant, was not eligible for accrued benefits as he did not provide evidence of expenses related to his father's last sickness and burial.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran, finding that she did not live continuously with him from the date of marriage to his death.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected dyshidrosis as the condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's right and left hip arthoplasties have not been shown to result in painful motion or weakness such as to require the use of crutches, which is necessary for a higher rating.,The Veteran has been awarded a 70 percent disability rating since November 26, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor and whether it is proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an examination of the Veteran's shin splints. The appeal is not about service connection, but rather the need for additional evidence.

The Board has found that the Veteran's sprained neck disability did not meet or approximate criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to July 8, 2020. The contusion of the sacral coccyx region issue is remanded due to inadequate medical findings from February 2, 2016, to July 7, 2020.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's deviated septum disability, as well as whether there was any permanent increase in severity during his periods of active service.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the overpayment waiver claim due to a withdrawal by the appellant's authorized representative.