Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's death was caused by an error in judgment by VA medical professionals who provided care between February 2010 and September 2011, resulting in the delay of a potentially curable stage diagnosis for metastatic colon cancer.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a balance disorder and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The issues were previously denied in December 2017, but the Court vacated this decision and ordered additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) to include diffuse interstitial fibrosis is at least as likely as not related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's chronic laryngitis with right laryngocele was reduced to a 10% rating in July 2019, but the Board has restored the prior 30% rating effective October 1, 2019.

The Veteran's son, B.F., is seeking recognition as the helpless child of the Veteran due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18. The appeal requires additional development including proper VCAA notice and obtaining SSA records and medical records from B.F.'s providers.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested to withdraw it due to a subsequent decision resolving the disagreement.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's progressive supranuclear palsy with neurological symptomatology is due to his military service, including his exposure to herbicides in the waters off shore of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized ambulance transport on November 2, 2018 is granted. The Board found that all conditions for reimbursement under VA regulations were met.

The Board denied service connection for legal blindness of the left eye, finding that there is no nexus between the condition and service.,The Board also denied service connection for history of macular pucker in the left eye, noting a lack of current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of toenails as there is no current evidence of a disability.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the remaining overpayment, finding that collection would cause undue financial hardship and be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's former spouse and mother of their minor child has been granted a monthly special apportionment of the Veteran’s VA compensation benefits on behalf of the minor child since December 5, 2018 in the amount of $650.00 due to financial hardship.

The Board has granted service connection for a mood disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected arthritis of the shoulders, finding that the current mood disorder is at least as likely as not related to the service-connected shoulder disability.

The Board has identified errors in the initial decision and requires further development to ensure that the Veteran's income and expenses were properly calculated for the applicable period.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for revision of the June 2017 rating decision granting a noncompensable rating for service connected right achilles tendonitis based on clear and unmistakable error, but granted an initial noncompensable rating for right achilles tendonitis from July 10, 2006.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service exposure. The condition is rated at its highest possible level (100%) due to its severity.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for new evidence, specifically a new VA hand and finger examination.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a deviated nasal septum due to inadequate reasoning in the previous medical opinion and the need for a new addendum opinion considering the Veteran's lay statements regarding his March 2007 surgery.

The Board granted service connection for varicose veins, finding the evidence to be in relative equipoise.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2001 for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to Agent Orange exposure. The decision is based on new evidence submitted in October 2016.