Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left eye disability due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's request to waive the overpayment was timely filed, and his case is being remanded for further consideration on the merits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing treatment records. The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms are being reviewed again for potential service connection.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's status post pulmonary embolism, finding that there was no evidence of any residuals or complications from the condition.

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

The Veteran's daughter, J.C., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday due to various disabilities. The Board granted recognition as a helpless child.

The Veteran's right inguinal hernia residuals have been rated at 0 percent since September 16, 2009. The Board denied a compensable rating for the hernia and an initial 10 percent rating for scar residuals of the hernia repair.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination in assessing functional limitations of the Veteran's cervical spine disability. The claim will be reconsidered with a new VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical examination and records, as well as scheduling an examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status due to a withdrawal request from the Veteran and his representative.

The Board has not found substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding the service connection for a pituitary tumor. The case is being returned to the VA examiner for further analysis.

The Board found that the overpayment from February 1, 2013 to August 1, 2014 was properly created. However, the overpayment from August 1, 2014 onwards was not properly created.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for ichthyosis was granted. The Board found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim, but remanded for further development regarding whether the ichthyosis is a congenital defect or disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for inflammatory bowel disease and anemia, finding that additional VA examinations are necessary to determine the nature and cause of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating. The evidence does not support occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board dismissed the appeal on the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss because the appellant withdrew his appeal prior to the decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left ventricular hypertrophy has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has vacated the decision regarding earlier effective dates for certain disability ratings and remanded the issue of whether a rating reduction from 100% to 30% was proper.

Service connection is granted for calluses of the right and left hands, as well as skin disorders of the right and left feet. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability rating is restored to 40 percent effective April 1, 2016.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back injury and a neck condition, finding that there is no evidence of chronic disability in service or continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient medical nexus opinions to support his claims.