Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error. The issues include dental conditions, TMJ dysfunction, and right hand disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her neurogenic bladder condition, previously rated as recurrent cystitis, is granted with an effective date of October 19, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for myelitis has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeals.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in creating the debt, and further review is needed before considering the waiver of indebtedness.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a potential error in reducing VA compensation for drill pay. The Veteran's DD Form 214 indicates she served on active duty from January 2017 to May 11, 2018, which would preclude a finding of 360 days of drill pay in fiscal year 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to terminate an apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits and a resulting overpayment debt, finding that both were properly created.

The Veteran's gastrointestinal disabilities have rendered him unemployable, but the VA has not obtained all relevant private treatment records from his doctor. The Board is remanding to request these records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tonsil cancer, claimed as secondary to radiation exposure, is reopened. The case is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding potential in-service radiation exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 21, 2018 as his claim was received and he was gainfully employed before this date.

The Veteran's overpayment claim is being remanded for further review of the validity of the debt and whether it was properly created.

The Veteran's gastroparesis is found to be a result of his September 2017 Toupet Fundoplication surgery, which was not reasonably foreseeable. Therefore, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for aplastic anemia was denied, and the Board found that it was not factually ascertainable within one year prior to December 18, 2018, that his condition had increased in severity.

Your claims for special monthly compensation for loss of use of the lower extremities and financial assistance for automobile and adaptive equipment have been dismissed as your benefits are already in effect.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has found that there is not substantial compliance with the prior remand directives and thus requires further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's skin disability of the neck.

The Veteran's chronic skin disability, diagnosed as chronic urticaria, is found to be related to his active military service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's initial higher staged ratings of 10 percent for right elbow dislocation and 30 percent for impairment of supination/pronation of the forearm were granted effective November 14, 2019.

The Board has determined that central hypogonadism had its onset during active duty service and granted the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death due to his head and neck cancer, which is considered a respiratory cancer associated with herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable initial rating for TMJ and a separate rating for left leg shin splints was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as the functional loss due to pain did not result in significant limitation of motion.