Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back disorder. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the remanded claim.

The Board has granted service connection for esophageal cancer associated with herbicide exposure and cause of death due to the Veteran's esophageal cancer. The Veteran was presumed exposed to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, finding that there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for thrombocytopenia, anemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence considered included the Veteran's confirmed participation in the American occupation forces in Nagasaki, Japan following World War II.,The VA received a memorandum from the Director of Post 9/11 Environmental Health Program stating that it was not likely that the Veteran’s MDS resulted from radiation exposure during military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and now requires a VA medical opinion to assess whether the current right bicep condition is related to active service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to develop the record regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and to provide a VA medical examination or opinion to determine the nature and etiology of his Lewy body disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's waiver request for overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to fault on the part of the Veteran in creating the debt.

The Board has granted service connection for impairment of sphincter control and pruritus ani as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's appeal to receive a higher disability rating for his prostatitis was dismissed because the Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's appeal of the recoupment of separation pay benefits in the amount of $8,429.97 from VA disability compensation is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's income does not exceed the maximum annual pension rate, and thus she is entitled to VA survivor’s pension benefits.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA additional compensation benefits was remanded due to a discrepancy in the amount owed after retroactive adjustments were made by the AOJ.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for VA survivors (death) pension from April 1, 2014 to March 1, 2018 and granted her claim for VA death pension starting from March 2, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal of the award of attorney fees to his former attorney, RJB, based on past-due benefits granted in a June 2020 rating decision is dismissed as all withheld monies have now been paid to the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, finding that his disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7114.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, stating that the claim was not received within one year of the Veteran's death. The effective date is set at April 25, 2018.

The Board denied the request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the claim was not warranted and that the effective date should remain September 22, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the etiology of the Veteran's esophageal cancer, which is presumed to be related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant is already receiving the maximum annual pension rate for a surviving spouse with no dependents at the aid and attendance rate.

The Board found that the overpayment of $31,558.32 was validly created due to a retroactive reduction in compensation benefits for the Veteran's incarceration period.