Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's unspecified mild neurocognitive disorder, right upper extremity weakness, and right lower extremity weakness have been granted with initial evaluations of 70 percent, 40 percent, and 20 percent respectively.,Effective September 10, 2019, the Veteran was assigned increased ratings for his right upper extremity weakness (to 40 percent) and right lower extremity weakness (to 20 percent).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of her spouse's VA compensation benefits due to financial hardship, as providing such would cause undue hardship on the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's fault in creating the debt.

The Veteran was found to be reasonably discharging his responsibility for child support payments, and the Board denied an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits due to financial hardship.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for either his right or left hand disability, and therefore service connection cannot be granted.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, such as Agent Orange, during his Blue Water Navy service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic bladder disease, finding that there was no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus with service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete service treatment records. The claim will be reviewed again with additional information.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as metastatic breast cancer. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding that this condition is related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for Crohn's disease and a mental condition were denied as there is no evidence of additional disability related to the March 2014 VA procedures.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia and his service, specifically exposure to burn pits. The Veteran was exposed to burn pits during his deployment in Afghanistan.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran's osteoporosis is being reviewed again, considering his service exposure to ionizing radiation and his in-service dental disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to the RO not issuing a new Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) considering all received evidence, including two statements from the Veteran and his wife. The TDIU claim for prior to August 14, 2012, is now pending again.

The Board denied claims for service connection for left arm and leg disorders, finding no current disability in either upper or lower extremity. The Veteran's symptoms were not supported by medical evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) was denied because the evidence did not show an event, disease or injury in service and there was no presumption of service connection due to Agent Orange exposure. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Veteran's cause of death, a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, was determined to be the result of an injury during his INACDUTRA (inactive duty training) period. The Board found that service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is warranted due to the evidence being in equipoise as to whether the injury led to the rupture.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's lymph node biopsy with injury to ulnar nerve, left upper extremity from September 19, 2013. The most probative evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether this condition meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability, including AC hypertrophy with torn rotator cuff and biceps tendinitis, was granted a 40% rating from January 22, 2013 onwards. The issue of entitlement to TDIU for that period is moot due to the concurrent grant of a 100% rating for right shoulder disability. From October 1, 2015, SMC at housebound rate was granted based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disorder and its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral foot condition is pending.