Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep disability and dental surgery residuals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right forearm skin disability, left shoulder cancer (malignant melanoma), and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a relationship between the claimed conditions and service or herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the current groin injury is related to an in-service injury. The Veteran's lay statements will be considered, and a new VA examination will be conducted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hernia disability, which he claims was incurred during his active duty service, had its onset during his military service. The decision grants service connection for residuals of a hernia disability.

The Veteran's esophageal adenocarcinoma and residuals of esophagectomy were not caused by or became worse as a result of VA treatment, and the additional disability did not result from carelessness, negligence, lack of skill, or similar incidence of fault on the part of the VA attending personnel.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pneumonia had its onset in service and if it contributed to his death from CAD. The VA needs to obtain a new medical opinion from a pulmonologist or cardiologist.

The Veteran's appeals for annual clothing allowances for the years 2014 and 2015 have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge from service is dishonorable due to misconduct, and therefore constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

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

The Veteran's VA benefits were terminated due to his fugitive felon status from May 8, 2014, to June 23, 2014. The Board found that the termination was proper and denied reinstatement of benefits.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right eye pterygium are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous Board directives.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional information regarding whether the Appellant was receiving apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits for support of T.D. during the claim period.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for left foot fungus, left foot hammertoe, and TDIU as his legacy appeal was withdrawn due to a timely request for higher-level review (HLR) under the modernized appeals process.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral lower extremity vascular disease due to potential service connection based on exposure to fuel fumes in service. The VA examiner's opinions were not sufficient, and additional records need to be obtained.