Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries, finding that her symptoms and need for surgery had their onset during active service. The retained piece of an IUD unsuccessfully removed during active service was found to be the cause.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand and thus requires further development for the Veteran's claims of service connection for left-hand skin disability and bilateral foot skin disability.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of entitlement to service connection for pulmonary fibrosis and a skin disorder due to inadequate opinions from previous examiners. The Veteran's history of exposures, both pre- and post-service, is noted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a separate rating for recurrent boils of the buttocks area and entitlement to TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disorder and the increased rating claims for left hip disability, finding no evidence of a current right hip disorder related to military service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's heart conditions are related to his service-connected exposure to herbicides. The VA is instructed to provide a supplemental medical opinion addressing the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran’s hypertension and heart disorders, including their relation to service.

The appellant withdrew her appeal regarding the waiver of recovery of an overpayment (or debt) of VA compensation benefits, as it has been paid in full.

The Board has remanded the case to address whether the Veteran's colon cancer was due to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents and direct service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for temporary total disability due to a stroke before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to incomplete development, including failure to notify the Veteran of a scheduled VA examination. The Veteran is required to report for the examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR) that found the Board erred in not addressing whether service connection is warranted for Raynaud's syndrome, to include as secondary to the Veteran’s service-connected ischemic heart disease. The JMPR also noted that the Veteran had Raynaud's syndrome and numbness of the fingers due to metoprolol prescribed for his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's daughter does not meet the criteria for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 as she was not born with spina bifida, and her father did not serve in Vietnam.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of lack of feeling in the bilateral upper and lower extremities, skin disorder, and respiratory disorder due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for brain tumors and basal cell carcinoma, both of which are related to exposure to herbicide agents. The claims will be reviewed with additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA education benefits was due to sole administrative error, and thus not valid. As a result, the appeal for waiver of recovery is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's urinary incontinence began during his active service and is related to his hernia surgery, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including as due to herbicide agent exposure, has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with IVDS of the lumbar spine are each granted a 20 percent disability rating, effective June 24, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information about the Veteran's employment status, and additional development is needed.