Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate condition, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship between his current condition and his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's death was due to non-VA medical treatment paid for by VA. The Board has ordered the retrieval of relevant records and will re-adjudicate the claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder and personality disorder. The case is returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as they are no longer alive.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension prior to December 20, 2017 as his income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR). The appeal was rendered moot from December 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 due to compensation benefits exceeding pension entitlement. For the remainder of the period, the Veteran did not submit sufficient evidence to evaluate countable income.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his notice of disagreement was not timely filed, thus preventing the Board from considering the merits of the claim.

The case is being remanded for a new VA opinion to determine if there was negligence in diagnosing and treating the Veteran's right arm condition from August 2005 to August 2006, and whether this treatment caused additional disability.

The Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to failure to comply with a previous remand order, and additional medical opinions are needed regarding the Veteran's bilateral foot condition.

The Veteran's endometriosis was denied a compensable rating from January 22, 2009 to July 23, 2014.,The Veteran's endometriosis received a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent from July 23, 2014.

The Veteran's thoracic spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent, effective February 1, 2006. The Board denied an increased rating for the thoracic spine disability prior to May 1, 2017, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter.

The Board found that the Appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, leading to termination of her survivors' pension benefits effective March 1, 2012.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding service connection for a lung condition and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a lung condition.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding his employment history. The Board requires the Veteran to provide updated information about any work he has done during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and outstanding records, including SSA disability application details. The Veteran needs to provide a formal TDIU application and updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 9, 2013, for the award of service connection for psychotic disorder with adjustment disorder and depressed mood with a 70 percent rating was denied as it is not factually ascertainable that his service-connected psychiatric disability increased in severity so as to warrant a 70 percent rating within the year prior to the receipt of such claim.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of cerebral degeneration secondary to malaria was granted, with the effective date set at July 14, 2003.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a VA medical opinion regarding whether her bilateral lower extremity varicose veins were incurred in or due to active service, including all periods of active service between 1985 and the present. The opinion should address the effects of standing as a cause of varicose veins.

The Board has determined that new material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for larynx tumors, chronic laryngitis, and dysphonia. The Veteran's conditions are being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the treatment of the Veteran's skin disability.