Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's metorrhagia, a condition that requires continuous treatment, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board has denied an increased rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 6, 2010 for service connection of pleural plaques due to lack of a formal or informal claim prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatocellular carcinoma, which may be related to herbicide exposure. The examiner needs to provide a rationale based on the Veteran's risk factors and medical evidence.

The Veteran's Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is considered to be at least as likely related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service. The Board has granted service connection for PSP based on this presumption.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues and remands it back for full compliance with contested claims procedures.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected ankylosing spondylitis with HLA-B27 is denied. The Board has remanded the claims regarding hearing loss, tinnitus, and effective dates as well as SMC determination.

The Board has granted service connection for interstitial lung disease and metastatic squamous cell skin cancer as secondary to service-connected interstitial lung disease, both due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The cause of death is also recognized.

The appeal seeking a waiver of a $71,417.08 debt due to an overpayment in VA disability compensation benefits as a result of a retroactive reduction in payment rate due to the Veteran’s incarceration is dismissed.

Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is granted. The Veteran's esophageal cancer was related to his presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). Other issues remain on appeal and need further review.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's recurrent UTIs are related to her military service. The VA is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner and consider the Veteran's in-service UTI diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to toxic chemicals while stationed at Fort McClellan, and a VA examination is needed to determine if his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is related to this alleged exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for strain and flexor tendonitis with limitation of flexion, right hip, and a disability rating greater than 10 percent for strain and flexor tendonitis with impairment of thigh, right hip. The evidence did not show that the Veteran’s range of motion was limited to or more nearly approximated 45 degrees for either condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and for further development.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for his service-connected schizoaffective disorder, which he believes should have been granted in the June 1994 decision. The Board has remanded this matter due to failure to adjudicate the claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the June 1994 decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequacies in a previous medical opinion and requires further explanation regarding a March 1988 Radiologic Consultation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence for the increased rating claim for left thumb disability. The service connection claim for left hand weakness is still pending and will be addressed in a later decision.

The Board denied eligibility for DIC benefits as the surviving spouse of the Veteran due to not meeting the criteria, including being married within 15 years or having a deemed valid common-law marriage.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left elbow disabilities, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current conditions and his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's challenge to the amount of his overpayment and dismissed his waiver claim as moot due to COWC's grant of a waiver for the original $11,878.00 debt.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate retrospective assessments of the Veteran's disability during the periods of July 2011 and March 2018 VA examinations, as well as failure to consider staged ratings.