Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence linking his condition to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Veteran's gynecological disorder, characterized as status post hysterectomy, to include enlarged uterus and ovarian cyst, is granted. For the entire appeal period, entitlement to a 40 percent rating for chronic lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is granted.

The Veteran's cause of death, which included colon carcinoma, is found to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange). Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected left varicocele has been rated as noncompensable since July 5, 2013. The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the condition based on intermittent pain, tenderness, and numbness treated with surgery.

The Veteran's representative has withdrawn their appeal, and the Board is dismissing it.

The Board has granted service connection for perianal condyloma but denied service connection for cardiovascular disease. The Veteran's current perianal condyloma is attributable to his active service, while the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for his cardiovascular disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his eye disabilities is remanded due to the need for additional visual field testing.

The Board has vacated its September 2020 decision denying service connection for hypertensive vascular disease and stroke residuals, as well as TDIU. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to new evidence and a need for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for congenital absence of the right and left pectoralis major muscles with recurrent dislocations due to conflicting VA opinions regarding their nature.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at Cape Coral Hospital on March 21, 2017, is denied because the treatment was not related to a service-connected disability and there were no emergency conditions warranting immediate medical attention. The closest VA facility was open within half an hour.

The Veteran's sinus disease did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to April 23, 2016. From April 23, 2016 to November 18, 2021, and from November 19, 2021 onward, his symptoms did not warrant ratings higher than 10 percent or 30 percent respectively.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to accrued benefits and an earlier effective date for pension benefits. The appellant needs to provide information on any expenses she paid for her deceased spouse's last sickness and burial.

The Veteran's right arm disability was aggravated by service in cold weather, but the VA examiner could not provide clear and unmistakable evidence that it was not aggravated or that any increase was natural progression.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion from Dr. Maxwell Krem regarding herbicide exposure and its relation to the Veteran's pancreatic cancer.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits because her application was not filed within two years of the Veteran's death, making it untimely.

The Board determined that the withholding of VA disability compensation payments to recoup military separation pay in the amount of $37,428.48 was proper and denied the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right heel spurs, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to her military service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it without prejudice.