Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, as well as its impact on his occupational and social functioning. The issues of rating assignment and reduction are also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the reduction from a 60 percent disability rating to a noncompensable rating for service-connected pleural plaques, effective June 1, 2017, was proper and restoration of the 60 percent rating is denied.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate is dismissed without prejudice due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for colon cancer and the Veteran's cause of death due to ionizing radiation exposure. The case is being returned to the Under Secretary for Health to obtain a new dosage estimate and opinion that addresses all of the Veteran’s contentions, including his reports of ingesting contaminated water at White Sands Missile Range.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a leg disability, finding that it is not etiologically related to service and is not caused or made worse by his service-connected back pain.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient development and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The issues include service connection for a prostate disorder, which may be related to service-connected hypertension and kidney failure, and service connection for a bladder disorder, which is inextricably intertwined with the prostate disorder.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a prostatectomy, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service and that it was more likely due to non-service-related factors.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, finding no probative medical evidence that the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicides directly caused or is currently aggravating his basal cell carcinoma skin disability.

The Board has vacated the remand addressing DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 and dismissed it as moot because the appellant was already receiving DIC benefits due to a grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral calcaneal spurs as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability. The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the calcaneal spurs are related to his back condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his military service and his current respiratory condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right leg disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between his current condition and any in-service injury or event.

The Board denied the reduction of VA compensation payments due to concurrent receipt of drill pay during fiscal years 2012 and 2013, finding that the overpayment was properly calculated.

The case is remanded due to non-compliance with the Board's September 2019 remand directives, including a need for an ophthalmological examination and clarification of the Veteran's theory of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder, finding that his condition was not incurred in or due to his time in service. The Board considered various medical opinions and evidence but concluded that there is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current lung conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as his atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease did not manifest within one year of discharge and there is no evidence linking it to his military service. The Board denied the claim for service connection due to lack of evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance prior to August 26, 2015 due to a lack of communication received after the final June 2010 rating decision that established an informal or formal claim for SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for brady-tachycardia syndrome, finding that there is no evidence of its onset during service or a link to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's symptoms were not related to his active duty.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA psychological examination to determine if the Veteran was insane at the time of misconduct leading to his discharge.