Real decisions, in plain English

The appeal for entitlement to a power mobility device was dismissed due to procedural error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss to obtain additional medical evidence regarding its etiology, including considering the Veteran's presumed in-service toxic exposure risk activities.

right ear sensorineural hearing loss

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance as to whether it onset during service.

tinnitus

The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for TDIU and October 22, 2012, for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

Left lower extremity radiculopathy · Right lower extremity radiculopathy

The Board remands the case to obtain a new medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) regarding eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.

left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy · right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy

The Board denied the appeal, finding that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $625.20 was properly created due to the retroactive termination of payment of additional compensation for M., as a dependent spouse effective April 1, 2024.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted an initial rating of 100 percent, the maximum schedular rating, effective August 29, 2024.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The Board denied the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for right inguinal hernia surgery and service connection for a low back disability, as well as remanded the claims for service connection for GERD and entitlement to an increased rating for hypertension.

right inguinal hernia surgery · low back disability (degenerative joint disease with lumbar spine strain) · gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating due to duty-to-assist errors and inadequate examination reports.

temporomandibular joint, s/p multiple left maxillary reconstruction surgeries for left maxillary fracture, residual of partial loss of teeth due to caries and dental infection and disorders of the tooth

The Board granted readjudication of the previously disallowed claim for service connection for hypertension based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded entitlement to service connection under a theory other than presumptive service connection prior to August 10, 2022.

hypertension

The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma pursuant to the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for a direct service connection theory.

multiple myeloma

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service acoustic trauma and a rocket blast injury.

Bilateral hearing loss

The Board remands the claim for a spinal condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's lay statements and symptoms.

spinal condition

The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Bilateral hearing loss · Tinnitus · Posttraumatic headaches with dizziness · Left shoulder surgical scar

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

Carpal tunnel syndrome of the left upper extremity · Carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity

The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.

prostate cancer

The Veteran was granted a 40% rating for his low back condition and a 60% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, while other claims were denied.

Low back condition · Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve · Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve · Low back scar

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the establishment of service connection for left and right lower extremity PAD, residuals of a spinal cord infarction, bowel disorder, and voiding dysfunction.

Left lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) · Right lower extremity PAD · Residuals of a spinal cord infarction · Total loss of bowel sphincter control (bowel disorder) due to residuals of a spinal cord infarction · Voiding dysfunction

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and chronic pain syndrome due to untimely notices of disagreement.

bilateral knee disability · bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy · bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy · lumbar spine disability · cervical spine disability · chronic pain syndrome