Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding retroactive payment for dependents, as the matter had been resolved to his satisfaction.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral eyelid myokymia and residual hypokalemia are currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that his condition does not warrant a higher rating as it is no more than moderate in nature.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorders due to inadequate examinations and failure to consider relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, finding that her current psychiatric disability is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by a reported military sexual assault during active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding visual field defects associated with the Veteran's service-connected cataracts.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date prior to March 14, 2017 for DIC and DEA benefits due to the liberalizing law that allowed presumptive service connection for adult leukemia at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ dysfunction is related to an in-service head and face injury, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for throat cancer and speech pathology problems, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service, including exposure to asbestos.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected residuals of a fractured fifth metacarpal on the left hand was denied as his disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for any higher evaluation under VA's schedular rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination in July 2019, which did not address whether the Veteran's sinus disorder is related to his service-connected migraine headaches. The Veteran needs a VA examination that provides an opinion on this matter.

The appeal for SMC based on aid and attendance is dismissed as the Veteran has already been granted this benefit by the Board in June 2021.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance is granted, and he is now eligible for SMC(l) based on loss of use of feet. The Board found that the Veteran requires regular assistance due to his severe muscle atrophy in both feet and pain.

The Board has found a duty to assist error occurred and requires the VA to request Social Security Administration records related to the appellant's application for death benefits. The effective date of DIC benefits based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is remanded.

The Veteran's left foot drop is rated at 80 percent for the entire appeal period.,SMC based on loss of use of the left foot is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus disability, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing condition aggravation during service.

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on August 12, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he did not provide a timely response to clarify which specific decision and issue or issues he disagreed with.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, including as due to herbicide agent exposure, has been dismissed because the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's dependency benefits for C.B. were awarded in May 2020, and the appellant is eligible to receive attorney fees of up to 20% of those past-due benefits.