Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for blepharitis due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete development of records.

The Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the colon is remanded for further review due to a lack of consideration of his exposure to ionizing radiation from x-ray machines during service and the factors outlined in VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of a May 2020 brief and the holding Rice v. Shinseki, 22 Vet. App. 447 (2009).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding informed consent and negligence in proceeding with the trephination procedure. The claim will be reviewed again.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for blurred vision, finding that it was due to refractive error and not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection for residuals of a neurological procedure, including severe paralysis, muscle sparsity, joint contractures, neurogenic bladder and bowel, and intractable pain is granted as the additional disability was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of diverticulosis before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current bladder disability is related to his service, specifically his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if he has a current bladder disability and its relationship to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, finding that her current condition is not related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Mercy Regional Medical Center on August 9, 2014 are granted as the treatment was necessary due to a severe and emergent condition (abdominal pain) that required immediate attention. The nearest VA facility was not feasibly available, and the Veteran had no coverage for the emergency treatment.

The Board has decided that the records for the claims of VA reimbursement for medical care are missing and must be reconstructed and uploaded to the electronic claims file.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral elbow disabilities is being reviewed with a new examination by an infectious disease specialist.

The Veteran's additional chronic disability of difficulty breathing and difficulty swallowing is not considered to be caused by VA medical treatment received in March 1981, thus compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition is denied.

The Board has decided that the claim for payment of an annual clothing allowance cannot be processed due to missing documentation, and it is being remanded for the AOJ to reconstruct the record and upload all relevant documents.

The Board has decided that the record for this case is missing and needs to be reconstructed. The AOJ will upload all relevant documents related to the appeal to the electronic claims file.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for a cyst and skin condition needs further development, as well as his TDIU claim. The claims are being remanded to allow for additional medical opinions and examinations.

The Board has decided that the clothing allowance claim cannot be processed due to missing documentation. The case is being sent back for the AOJ to reconstruct and upload all relevant records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the nature of the Veteran's dizziness and its relationship to service-connected disabilities or medication.

The Board has granted a maximum 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum, which is the highest available under Diagnostic Code 6502.