Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of numbness in both legs from knees down as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for left foot numbness and tingling, finding that the condition originated during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected incomplete partial paralysis of the right external popliteal nerve is granted a 30 percent rating from April 29, 2019. The appeal was denied for a higher rating prior to that date.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected benign cyst of the right scrotum, finding that there is no evidence of removal or atrophy of both testes, urinary tract infection, renal dysfunction, or other conditions affecting the reproductive system.

The Veteran's atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease did not result in chronic congestive heart failure, a workload of 3 METs or less resulting in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction (LVEF) of less than 30 percent. As such, the initial rating in excess of 60 percent for his atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a dispute over whether the overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits was properly created. The Veteran is challenging the validity of this debt and needs further review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary retention, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his period of active duty and his current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions alone did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's thoracic spine disability is granted at a 40 percent rating from January 31, 2009 to October 18, 2019. The appeal for higher ratings on the cervical and knee disabilities remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disability, finding that there is no established correlation between his current right leg disability and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA treatment records from 1974 and CAMC records related to a collapsed lung shortly after separation. The AOJ is instructed to retrieve these records.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its previous remand and thus the case must be returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current or previously diagnosed skin conditions.

The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder is granted, but the respiratory condition claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided that the reduction in rating from 40 percent to 20 percent for PVD, right lower extremity is improper and restored the original 40 percent rating. The TDIU claim was granted.

The Veteran's skin disability manifested by basal cell carcinoma is granted as service connected due to in-service sun exposure.,The Veteran's multiple lipomas are denied as not related to his in-service herbicide or sun exposure.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's current diagnosis of Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is not valid, and a new examination is needed to determine if CAPD exists and whether it is related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for VA compensation purposes due to lack of evidence showing loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible, which is required for compensable purposes.

The Veteran's death occurred prior to the effective date of a VA regulation that allows for government-furnished headstones or markers. The Veteran was buried in a private cemetery with a marked grave, thus not meeting the criteria for a government-furnished headstone or marker.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with service connection for chronic liver disease.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because he failed to provide the necessary financial information as requested by VA.