Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the claim for service connection for colon disability. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after the requested development.

The Board has granted service connection for prostatitis, to include left testicular pain and peroneal discomfort. The claim of entitlement to service connection for larynx cancer is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected PTSD, is denied as he failed to report without good cause to the scheduled VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the RO's October 2012 SOC failing to address all of the Veteran's concerns regarding the Individualized Independent Living Plan (IILP). The Veteran must clarify each concern or disagreement he has with the IILP and provide any additional pertinent evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed residuals of EBV exposure, including recurrent back spasms, neurological conditions, shingles, skin conditions, fatigue, and gastrointestinal symptoms, are not causally or etiologically related to EBV implicated in his in-service episode of mononucleosis.

The Board found that the Veteran's right foot disability was not incurred or aggravated as a result of active service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's right hemicolectomy and subsequent complications were performed at a private facility, not by VA. Therefore, he is not entitled to compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's myofascial pain syndrome has been manifested by episodic symptoms that are present more than one-third of the time, warranting a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU has been withdrawn, and the issue is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's memory loss is related to an undiagnosed illness associated with service in Southwest Asia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected left eye herpes does not result in any compensable disability rating as his corrected distance vision is 20/40 or better in both eyes, with no ocular findings consistent with currently active or previous herpetic infections of either eye.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lung disability is not caused or aggravated by a disease or injury in active military service.

The Veteran's narcolepsy and weakness of extremities are linked to his hospitalization at a VA facility in 1975, but the causal relationship is uncertain due to conflicting evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions and missing VA treatment records.

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer has not manifested to a moderately severe degree with impairment of health manifested by anemia and weight loss; or recurrent incapacitating episodes averaging 10 days or more in duration, at least 4 or more times a year. Therefore, the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service, including preparation of a dose estimate by the Under Secretary for Health.

The Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for dysthymia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate this level of disability during the period on appeal.

The Board has been notified of the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal regarding a higher initial disability rating for Crohn's disease.

The Veteran's panic disorder symptoms have been relatively the same throughout the period on appeal, but they do not cause total occupational and social impairment. The criteria for a rating of 70 percent were met.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hysterectomy and residuals are service connected, but her claim for endometriosis is denied as there is no current disability. The issue of a temporary total rating for surgery requiring convalescence was withdrawn by the Veteran.