Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the relationship between the Veteran's eye pressure disorder and her service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as there is no legal basis to grant an effective date prior to May 12, 2014 for the addition of his dependents B.C., K., and J. to his VA disability compensation award.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for male infertility is remanded due to the introduction of a new theory not previously raised by him, involving medications and mental state.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's tonsillar cancer is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The VA will obtain additional records and provide an opinion on this issue.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for status post gallbladder removal secondary to IBS and for removal of his left testicle in service, attributing these conditions to their respective service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's L5-S1 disk herniation is now rated at 40 percent from August 1, 2019, and higher than the previous 20 percent rating. The effective date for this increase in rating remains to be determined.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for right-side pain, finding no current diagnosis and concluding that there is no evidence of a chronic disability related to his in-service symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for right hand focal dystonia but denied service connection for residuals of a broken right arm. The Veteran's claim for right hand focal dystonia is reopened and the condition is found to be related to her active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence for his service-connected pilonidal cystectomy because the evidence did not show that he required hospitalization or observation of at least 21 days following his surgery.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to November 1, 2019, for the award of dependent compensation for his spouse. The decision stated that the earliest possible effective date was November 1, 2019.

The Board found no new and relevant evidence to reopen the claims for sepsis and acute pyelonephritis, as both conditions have resolved.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia.

The Veteran's children are not recognized as helpless children due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18. The Board has remanded the case to correct duty to assist errors and obtain necessary medical records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia due to exposure at Camp LeJeune is being remanded because the VA records are incomplete.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is granted survivors' pension benefits to include special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, as she meets both income and need criteria.

The Board granted the Veteran's waiver of overpayment debt because withholding would deprive him of basic necessities and nullify his pension, while also considering that he had changed positions relying on VA benefits.

The Veteran's SAPHO syndrome was rated at 60 percent prior to March 27, 2019. The Board found that the evidence did not show severe impairment of health or incapacitating episodes almost completely restricting routine daily activities.

The Board found that the overpayment of compensation benefits was validly created due to the Veteran's incarceration and did not find any administrative error on VA's part. The Veteran's ex-wife is not held liable for the debt.

The Board has determined that the VA examination in May 2019 was inadequate and requires a new one to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right inguinal herniorrhaphy residuals, including whether he has a separate right inguinal hernia (or previously underwent surgery to repair a separate right inguinal hernia) that shares an etiology with his service-connected right inguinal hernia.