Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon rectal cancer is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of new evidence from Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment was denied because it was not filed within the 180-day period following notification.

The Board has decided that the Veteran may be awarded VR&E services for flight training, which is part of a program leading to a standard college degree. The decision grants eligibility for these benefits.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 1, 2018 for the award of increased apportionment benefits to the appellant on behalf of her minor children P.D.J.A. and P.D.A., finding that the original apportionment was erroneously terminated in July 2018.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for a neck injury (also claimed as arthritis) because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 7, 2014, for the recognition of a dependent spouse was denied as he did not provide the necessary evidence within one year of receiving notification.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current right hand disability and therefore denied service connection for it. The left hand issue is remanded due to an inadequate examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain an adequate VA examination for the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's dry cough is not service-connected due to lack of objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability. The hiatal hernia case is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for Crohn's Disease and atrial fibrillation, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities because it is inextricably intertwined with the issue of reopening service connection for a low back disability, which was previously remanded. The TDIU claim will be reconsidered after the low back disability claim has been adjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder has been granted, with a maximum rating of 70 percent. The issue of service connection for iatrogenic hematuria remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for left foot tendonitis and right foot tendonitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis and pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected residuals of a sprain, left big toe and degenerative changes of the left foot, as well as his residuals of a fracture, right big toe with degenerative joint disease of the foot. The Board found that the manifestations did not meet criteria for higher than 10 percent ratings.

A rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot contusion and strain is denied.,A rating in excess of 50 percent for a panic disorder prior to June 26, 2020, is denied.,A rating in excess of 70 percent for a panic disorder since June 26, 2020, is denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU has been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected psychophysiologic gastrointestinal reaction with spastic colon, finding that the symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for torn right biceps and triceps muscles, finding that his conditions are not related to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's death occurred before the eligibility criteria for a government-furnished headstone or grave marker were established. The Board found that the Veteran's grave was marked, thus not meeting the requirement of being unmarked.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye disorders, tinea pedis, chronic maxillary sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's current eye conditions are not related to his in-service injuries.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hiatal hernia and ventral hernias, including as secondary to his service-connected Crohn's disease, need further development. The case is being remanded for a new VA examination to address direct and secondary service connection.