Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted a waiver of overpayment for the Veteran's July 2017 housing allowance, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and a disability evaluation for service-connected residuals of left wrist injury with scar due to incomplete opinions and the need for additional examinations.

The Board denied service connection for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, finding no direct link to the Veteran's active duty service. The cause of death was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's malunion displacement of the mandible, which occurred during service and is related to his in-service automobile accident and subsequent surgery, meets the criteria for service connection. As such, the claim for a dental disability consisting of malunion of the mandible for compensation purposes is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a separate rating for neurological impairment due to service-connected status post left clavicular fracture is being remanded as the VA examination was inadequate and additional development is required.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's thymus cancer is related to his service, specifically exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current lung disability and therefore, service connection for a lung disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination regarding asbestos exposure during service. The cause of death is being remanded as well.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral hand disability that was incurred or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's appeal for extending the delimiting date to use Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits beyond September 14, 2014 due to a failure to file a timely VA Form 9 within the required time frame.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right lung pulmonary calcifications and pulmonary fibrosis, as well as his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6845.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's septorhinoplasty residuals, finding that the current ratings of 10 percent prior to January 25, 2017 and 30 percent thereafter are appropriate based on the evidence showing no diagnosis of sinusitis or migraine headaches.

The Veteran's initial claim for a 10 percent disability rating for vitiligo was granted effective October 9, 2019. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence supported a 10 percent rating from March 21, 2012, when service connection was established.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of cold weather injury to his bilateral hands are at least as likely as not incurred in, or is otherwise etiologically related to, his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted with an effective date of September 11, 1992.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since December 1, 2012. The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 1, 2012 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hand condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his in-service injury and his current symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate aggravation opinion in a previous VA examination, and the Veteran needs another examination to determine if his erectile dysfunction is aggravated by his undescended right testicle.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether myasthenia gravis is related to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.