Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic eye disability, including watery eyes and blurred vision, is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's surgery for hiatal hernia resulted in a need for 90 days of convalescence, which was granted.

The Veteran's throat and tongue cancers are not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure, but the Board finds insufficient evidence for a direct relationship. The case is remanded for further examination.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to DIC benefits as a surviving spouse because the Appellant remarried before the age of 57 and did not file for SSA survivor benefits prior to her remarriage, making her ineligible for VA DIC benefits.

The Veteran's shin splint of the left leg is remanded for further evaluation due to lack of recent VA examination and consideration of additional functional loss.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 1, 2010 for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The case is remanded for further evaluation of the right great toe fracture.

The Veteran is granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for residuals of splenectomy, but denied a compensable rating for the scar from the splenectomy. The issues of right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypothyroidism are referred to the AOJ.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for recognition of his spouse L.B. as a dependent was denied because the earliest possible effective date is October 10, 2018, which corresponds to when VA received notice of the marriage.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a current diagnosis of left forearm or elbow disability, and to address whether any diagnosed condition is related to an in-service injury. The Veteran's representative argues that a positive sensitivity test from June 1981 may indicate an injury.

The Veteran's VA non-service-connected disability pension benefits were not properly calculated for the period from February 1, 2011 to December 1, 2015. The Board has granted his appeal and awarded additional pension benefits based on an error in counting his Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits as income.

The Veteran's spouse and children were added to his VA disability compensation award in January 2018, so the appeal for additional dependents is dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran had a meningioma during the appeal period and if so, what symptoms are associated with it. The examiner is asked to determine this and provide an opinion on whether the meningioma is at least as likely as not directly related to service or caused by his service-connected HIV.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records. The primary issue is whether the Veteran's death was caused by service-connected conditions or other factors.

The Veteran's limited motion of temporomandibular articulation symptoms more closely approximated a 30 percent disability rating from September 4, 2009, to November 21, 2011.

The Board found procedural issues with the appeal and remanded to determine if there was any initial adjudication of the dependency issue, or if the current appeal is procedurally possible.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for additional compensation benefits for the Veteran's dependent child M.L. as she was not reported to VA until November 2016, more than a year after her birth in May 2009.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a skin disorder and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions.

The Board has determined that the procedural steps for a simultaneously contested claim have not been completed, and thus remands the case to ensure full compliance with the required procedures.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PCT, hemochromatosis, and autoimmune arthritis are granted. The Board finds the evidence sufficient to grant these claims based on direct service connection. However, due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran regarding his sinus condition, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, urinary frequency, breathing condition (COPD), and gastrointestinal disorder (reflux), the Board has remanded these issues for further development.