Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal regarding the reduction of her right hip strain rating from 10 percent to noncompensable. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has granted a waiver of overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's financial hardship.

The Board granted the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected VA survivor’s pension at the aid and attendance rate from September 1, 2019. The monthly pension benefit is $1,825 to cover room and board expenses in a care facility.

The Veteran's right patella osteochondral fracture is rated at 10 percent, but the Board found no evidence of limitation of motion or arthritis that would warrant a higher rating. The claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for right patella osteochondral fracture was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and further examination is required to determine if the Veteran's herpes zoster had its onset in service.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected varicose veins of the left leg is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant VA and private treatment records and conducting appropriate development based on the Veteran's completed VA Form 21-8940.

The Veteran's left hip degenerative joint disease is related to his active duty service and granted. The Veteran does not have a current left leg disability.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of overpayment of educational assistance benefits as it was not timely filed, despite her assertion that she did not receive the initial debt notification letters.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for otitis media should be remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives and need for an adequate opinion.

The Board denied service connection for syncopal episodes, neurological disorders of the upper and lower extremities, as well as PTSD-related conditions due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for cold injury residuals of both feet with effective dates set at January 21, 1998.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hairy cell leukemia and his in-service exposure to toxic chemicals, including benzene in JP-4 jet fuel.

The Veteran's right wrist and hand condition, characterized by moderate incomplete paralysis of all radicular groups, has been granted a 40 percent rating effective January 14, 2013.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for status post-operative right acromioclavicular joint separation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hyphae and onychomycosis due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal for additional VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 was denied as she cannot receive more than 48 months of VA educational assistance benefits under a combination of programs, including Chapter 30, Chapter 31, and Chapter 33.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Crohn’s disease was caused by his service-connected PTSD, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the claim for VA benefits based on the character of service being a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct during the second period of service.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's reported word-finding difficulty and to provide an opinion on its etiology. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it pertains to the period from May 22, 2013 through September 30, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence, including a lack of VA examination and incomplete STRs. The appellant seeks service connection for visual impairment, which he claims is related to an incident during service when he was sprayed in the eyes with asphalt.