Other conditions decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left testicle atrophy is related to a groin injury he sustained in service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep disorder is proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has ordered additional development due to outstanding VA treatment records and the Veteran's missed VA examination. The case is REMANDED for these actions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA neurological examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed right obturator nerve compression.

The Veteran's currently diagnosed varicose veins of the left leg were not incurred in or are otherwise related to service. The Board finds that service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing VA treatment records from September 1987 through March 1988. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Veteran's claim for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on Aid and Attendance/Housebound is being remanded due to a change in residence. Additional medical or administrative records are needed to determine if the Veteran requires aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disability, which was previously denied in June 1986. The Veteran's lay assertions and VA treatment records are considered cumulative or redundant of previous evidence. The October 2012 VA examination report concluded that the current spondylolisthesis is not aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the case for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's skin disorder is related to his in-service herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic respiratory disease is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing STRs and VA treatment records, considering asbestos exposure, and providing a new opinion on the etiology of his current respiratory disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bowel disorder, including inflammatory bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis, was incurred in service or is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The decision grants this claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 10, 2007 for the grant of special monthly compensation at the level of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(r)(2) because there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability warranting this higher level of care within one year prior to his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for clarification of the unforeseeable consequences of his VA surgeries and treatment, including hernia issues and pain.

The Board has determined that service connection for basal cell cancer of the lip, claimed as due to exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), is not warranted based on a lack of evidence linking the condition to service or presumed Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia is rated at 30 percent since March 5, 2003 and increased to 30 percent effective February 3, 2011.

The Board has found that the Veteran's current right knee disabilities, including DJD, patellofemoral syndrome and malalignment, are not related to service or his service-connected residuals of a right knee MCL tear. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant did not have recognized guerrilla service in the Armed Forces of the United States, and therefore denied his claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral ear disability, including cholesteatomas and chronic otitis media, is not related to her service. The evidence does not support a finding of a chronic disability during active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate his service-connected atrial arrhythmia.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a cancerous tumor of the mouth or fatigue disability, and thus did not meet the criteria for service connection.