Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to consider the merits of the case.

The Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was granted an increased disability rating of 100% effective July 10, 2017.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral cataracts and a vision condition (claimed as eyeglasses and both eyes burning and/or running water) due to inadequate nexus opinions in the previous VA examinations.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 1, 2012 for additional compensation for the dependent spouse and step-children based on the submission of a VA form 21-686c.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA medical examinations and a need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right Achilles tendon disorders, as secondary to service-connected lumbar myositis. The Veteran's bilateral Achilles tendon disorders are currently being evaluated due to a lack of evidence supporting their in-service onset or causation.

The Veteran's bilateral hammer toes have not been shown to warrant a higher rating, including on an extraschedular basis. The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for Raynaud's syndrome, finding that the Veteran's in-service cold exposure likely caused his current condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed brain disability, including Binswanger's syndrome and transient ischemic attack, is not service-connected as it was neither incurred nor aggravated by active service. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection to his service-connected asbestosis.

The Veteran's appeal for a total temporary evaluation based on surgical or other treatment necessitating convalescence for recurrent perirectal abscess was denied as he did not meet the criteria under VA regulations.

The Board found that the termination of VA pension benefits due to excessive income, effective July 1, 2009, and the creation of an overpayment of $74,497.00 were proper, as the Veteran did not provide timely notification of his SSA income.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin condition, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his service.

The Veteran's right eye disability, including solar retinopathy and choroidal neovascular membrane with scotoma, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has found substantial compliance with its previous remand directives but finds that the Veteran underwent additional treatment in October 2021 which should be considered.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns raised in a Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR) regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and his treatment records from the Greenville, South Carolina, VA Medical Center. The appeal is now pending again.