Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has decided that the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left elbow disability as secondary to service-connected left shoulder strain is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for residuals of heat stroke and heat sensitivity as a result of heat stroke due to the RO's grant of service connection in March 2019. The Veteran's claim for heat sensitivity is denied because it is not considered a disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's thrombocytopenia and exposure to radiofrequency radiation from radar equipment during service. The Veteran needs to provide additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a neck injury, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Veteran's blindness in the right eye is due to a not reasonably foreseeable residual of cataract surgery performed by a VA surgeon, and thus qualifies for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Veteran's peptic ulcer disease was granted service connection, but the Board is remanding for additional development to determine if a higher rating can be assigned based on his surgery in 1970.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance before a decision was made.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's allergy disability, finding that there is no nexus between his in-service allergies and his current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's stomach disability is related to service. The case will be sent back for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for arteriovenous malformation of the right hand was denied. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the prior decisions, and the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals of the left foot and amputation of two toes was reopened due to new evidence, and both conditions are now considered service-connected.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their passing away, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent stress fractures in the hip is being remanded due to a lack of information on current disability and aggravation by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to address the Veteran's claim of exposure to herbicides through his work on C-123 aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base during the Vietnam era. The matter will be transferred to the St. Paul, Minnesota RO for further development.

The reduction in the disability rating for aspergillosis with obstructive pulmonary disease from 100 percent to noncompensable was proper, and a 30 percent rating is granted effective August 1, 2016. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him housebound or unemployable.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lupus, loss of one eye as secondary to lupus, and lung disability as secondary to lupus due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset or relationship of these conditions to military service.

The Veteran's bilateral inguinal hernias were granted a 20 percent disability rating, but no higher, from May 18, 2018. Prior to that date, the condition was not service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip replacement, finding no evidence of a nexus between his in-service complaints and current condition. The Board also found that there was no relationship between his service-connected left hip disability and his right hip replacement.

The Veteran's hidradenitis is being remanded for additional development as there may be outstanding VA treatment records that have not been associated with the claims file.