Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's initial disability rating for emphysema with COPD and residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax was granted at a 30 percent level effective January 16, 2014. Prior to this date, the Veteran had been rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for circulation problems in the legs, service connection for strokes, and DIC for the cause of the Veteran's death. The remand is due to inadequate reasoning in the previous decision regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of rectal fistula repair and surgical scar have been rated as noncompensable since November 9, 2018. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, effectively dismissing the case.

The Veteran's adult child, A.S., was granted additional dependency compensation for her full-time attendance at an approved educational institution prior to September 1, 2016. The appeal is based on new evidence that reopened the claim.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their passing away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disorder, including as due to herbicide agent exposure. The case will be remanded for further clarification of the nature and etiology of the Veteran's heart disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer with metastases to the lung is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding exposure to contaminated waters in Camp Lejeune and/or tactical herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence obtained since the last decision, and the Veteran did not respond within the required time frame. The claim will be returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of this case as it is no longer relevant.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to a claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a March 2010 rating decision that assigned an effective date of December 1, 2009 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's Von Willebrand's disease is rated at a 30 percent rating prior to April 14, 2014 and from January 13, 2015 due to mild mucous membrane bleeding requiring treatment with DDAVP nasal spray.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the overpayment of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, totaling $2,018.51.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation of his left navicular joint fracture with arthritis was denied. The VA determined that the current evaluation (10%) is appropriate given the range of motion findings and lack of ankylosis.

The Veteran's dry eye with a history of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is remanded for further examination to determine its impact on his bilateral senescent cataracts and whether new symptoms are related to active service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's death was due to hospice care provided by VA, which qualifies for nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hand disabilities, including ulnar neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome. The decision also includes a remand for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for bilateral high irregular corneal astigmatism as residuals of keratoconus was denied, and his service connection claim for prostate cancer was also denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in the current 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's aortic insufficiency had its onset during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sterility, finding that there is no current diagnosis of sterility in the medical records and thus not meeting one of the essential criteria for service connection.