Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arteriosclerosis obliterans and thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease), finding that there is no evidence of a present disability or causation related to service, including herbicide exposure. The claim was also not granted on secondary basis due to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for arthritis of the right hand was denied, and his TDIU claim is remanded to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for low testosterone treatment and insomnia due to incomplete development. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed again with new opinions from VA clinicians.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for aortic abdominal aneurysm due to new and material evidence. The Marfan syndrome claim is remanded as it may impact other secondary service connection claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right thumb disability, specifically related to flare-ups. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to assess the severity of his condition and provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal and assigned July 2, 2015 as the effective date for the award of additional pay for his dependent spouse and child. The Veteran had a combined disability rating of at least 30 percent which entitles him to additional pay for dependents.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for a right hand condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for appendicitis, peritonitis, and bowel perforation as secondary to his service-connected residuals of duodenal ulcer, status post Billroth II, partial gastrectomy and vagotomy with pyloroplasty with GERD and esophageal stricture. The Board also remanded the Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection and secondary service connection for a bilateral lower extremity disability, finding that there was no medical evidence to support her contention that her disability was related to her active duty service or her service-connected left ankle disability.

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

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation of pain disorder associated with both psychological factors and a general medical condition has been partially granted to 50 percent. The issue remains on appeal as the full grant of benefits sought is not present. Additionally, the Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to its inextricability from the increased rating appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) of the left and right feet, including their associated conditions such as peroneal muscular atrophy and hammer toes. The decision also grants secondary service connection for hammer toes of the right and left feet.

The Veteran's appeals for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lower back strain and for TDIU prior to February 14, 2018 have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable initial rating and a rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudotumor cerebri with optic disc edema, papilledema due to conflicting findings regarding visual field impairment.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation for postoperative left eye residuals under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to new and relevant evidence having been received, which may prove or disprove a matter at issue with regard to the claim on appeal.

The Veteran's request to readjudicate the claims for service connection for a jaw/dental condition and groin pain is granted. The claim for service connection for a jaw/dental condition is remanded, while the claim for service connection for groin pain remains denied.

The appellant is not recognized as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for VA survivor's pension benefits due to her divorce from the Veteran in November 1993 and lack of continuous living with him until his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment and service connection, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board found that the Veteran's February 2020 claim for revision of the September 1968 rating decision based on CUE was valid and directed the RO to accept it and adjudicate its merits.