Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, specifically other specified trauma and stress related disorder, is found to be related to his service in the military. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his employment as a clerk does not constitute marginal employment and thus he is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) during his hearing before the Board.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye dry eye syndrome was not caused by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected venous insufficiency of the left and right lower extremities are granted at a 40 percent disability rating, effective February 17, 2012.

The Board has previously remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 14, 2017. The Veteran's claim is now being referred for extraschedular consideration due to the lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding his functional impairment and employment capacity.

The Veteran died at a non-VA facility and did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as she was not in receipt of VA compensation or pension, nor had any pending claims. The Board denied the claim.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for disorders affecting both lower extremities due to inadequate examination and failure to address previous medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for nerve damage to the left forearm and hand pain, as well as service connection for thrombophlebitis of the left arm.,Service connection was also denied for nerve damage to the left foot, left leg, neck, shoulder, and low back.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that his arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease was related to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the issue of entitlement to a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $2,880 has been resolved and there is no longer an active appeal concerning this debt.

The Veteran's pulmonary fibrosis is currently rated at noncompensably disabling (0%) due to post-bronchodilator FEV-1 values of 85% and 90%, which do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6845. The Board found that both pre-bronchodilation and post-bronchodilation results fall short of meeting the required percentage levels.

The Board dismissed the claim for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of compensation benefits based upon school age children over age 18 in the calculated amount of $12,821.75 as there was no issue to be decided due to the grant of the waiver.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's right hip strain is related to his service or aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for dental disabilities as there was no evidence of trauma or disease resulting in loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible, and the Veteran's teeth were replaceable by suitable prosthesis.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the competency of the VA examiner who provided a medical opinion regarding service connection for the cause of death. The case will be returned for further development and consideration.

The Board denied service connection for ureter tube cancer, post resection with bladder reconstruction, as the evidence does not support a link to military service or asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome is rated as 20 percent disabling, effective February 23, 2016. The Board granted a compensable initial rating for the disability prior to that date.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for her oligomenorrhea disability, finding that it is etiologically related to an in-service event (amenorrhea) and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.