Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it as a result.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal regarding larynx cancer was dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's diaphragm disability is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it was caused by an in-service injury during his Vietnam service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot condition as the July 2020 opinion is found inadequate and does not address all required elements.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, as the AOJ is still adjudicating it and has not issued a rating decision or supplemental statement of the case.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disorder, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service parachute jumps.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ear Eustachian tube dysfunction as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right nephrectomy and rectal cancer with residuals, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for a compensable rating for service-connected rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria and myoadenylate deaminase deficiency, TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, reopening of previously denied claims for right ankle disorder and hiatal hernia, and earlier effective date for lumbosacral strain. Additional evidence is needed, including VA treatment records and the Veteran's testimony at a hearing if requested.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lung disorder and remanded the claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The decision also noted that the Veteran does not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU due to his current combined evaluation of 50 percent.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for congestive heart failure, finding that it is not related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his failure to complete and return the required VA Form 21-8940, which is necessary to substantiate the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of B-cell lymphoma is denied as the proximate cause was not carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA’s part.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's initial 30 percent rating for advanced keratoconus is being remanded due to the need for updated medical records and an examination. The claim will be reconsidered based on the current criteria.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before it was decided.

The Board has granted service connection for the removal of the uterus as secondary to her service-connected endomyometritis and dysmenorrhea, and also granted SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ (uterus and cervix).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) as there was no evidence to support a finding that CLL was incurred in service or is otherwise attributable to his active service, including exposure to tetrachloroethylene.