Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including fungal infections of the groin and feet and muscular atrophy, preclude him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by imbalance, to include as secondary to tinnitus or bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for an addendum opinion addressing causation and aggravation.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic gastritis is denied as there is no current disability and the Board finds that her gastritis was not caused by VA treatment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for blurred vision is reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, further development is needed as a VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of any eye disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, finding that there was no evidence of a current skin condition related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents and sun exposure in Thailand.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew his appeals for ratings in excess of 10 percent and compensable rating for exostosis of the left femur with limited extension and flexion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's carotid artery disease is related to his service-connected sleep apnea and if it is aggravated by that condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for pulmonary embolism and acute microscopic hematuria due to incomplete medical opinions. The Veteran's current conditions are being evaluated further, including a diagnostic workup.

The Veteran's urothelial cell cancer is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The appeal regarding service connection for multiple myeloma is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, to include shingles, finding that the Veteran's in-service diagnosis of shingles resolved without residual disability but continued symptoms were noted during active duty.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to adjudicate the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for lichen simplex chronicus due to inadequate reasoning in the previous decision.

VA properly adjusted the appellant’s VA survivor's pension benefits as of August 1, 2018. The appeal is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to complications from a March 2006 partial nephrectomy at the Denver VAMC, finding that there is no evidence of negligence or fault on VA's part and that the additional disability was reasonably foreseeable.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the addition of the Veteran's spouse to his VA disability compensation award, finding no basis under the law to grant such a claim prior to June 5, 2018.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his right thumb disability and for extraschedular TDIU have been dismissed as he has withdrawn both appeals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left third finger distal interphalangeal contracture is related to service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether it was caused by in-service herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not compensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.