Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to deficiencies in its analysis, particularly regarding the relationship between his current symptoms and service. The Veteran is to be provided with a VA examination and medical opinion related to abdominal pain, neck pain, and heel pain.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination for gout, and attempting to obtain any relevant information concerning his service connection claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for a more contemporaneous VA examination and additional medical records, including those from recent treatment. The case will be readjudicated based on the updated evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected right foot injury has been dismissed due to his failure to provide necessary information and releases for outstanding private medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia are causally related to active service, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a dose estimate from the Under Secretary for Health regarding potential exposure to ionizing radiation in service. The claims will also be reviewed after additional efforts are made to locate missing service treatment records.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records from Brockton Hospital, specifically for treatment of the Veteran's right hip injury. The evaluation and service connection issue will be reconsidered after this development.

The Board denied service connection for a head disability, right ear disability, and blurred vision due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during service, which could potentially grant service connection for myelodysplasia. The case is now remanded for this purpose.

The VA denied service connection for a pulmonary disability and memory loss, attributing the denial to lack of current diagnosis and no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The appeal is being remanded for additional development and a videoconference hearing before the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a gallbladder disability and also denied his claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral conductive hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot condition is related to his active duty service, but it found insufficient evidence linking his left foot condition to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability. The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder is also denied.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's anemia is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus medication, metformin. Therefore, service connection for anemia is granted.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional development, including scheduling the Veteran for a VA joints examination and obtaining all relevant treatment records. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's scars of the chest wall due to residuals of pneumonia have been rated at 10 percent since May 2007, with one scar being more sensitive than others.

The Veteran's service-connected reactive airway disease has been manifested by FEV-1 of greater than 55 percent of predicted value and FEV-1/FVC of greater than 55 percent, without evidence of monthly visits to a physician for required care of exacerbations or prescribed courses of systemic corticosteroids or immuno-suppressive medications. As such, the criteria for a higher rating have not been met.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and information from SSA. The appellant's claim of service connection for bone spurs on his spine remains under review.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a Compensation and Pension examination to determine if the Veteran's hip disabilities are related to service or his service-connected lumbar spine disability.