Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of any current respiratory disability, and a new VA medical opinion is required.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for personality disorder due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's right foot disorder is found to have started during service and has been recurring since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on deafness of both ears has been denied because there is no evidence from a VA-authorized audiology clinic showing bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's colon cancer is related to in-service herbicide agent exposure and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right leg injury residuals. The Veteran needs to provide medical records and a VA examiner is needed to determine if his current condition is related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred during a non-VA hospitalization from Tampa Bay Radiology Associates on October 15, 2014. The decision was based on the Veteran meeting all other criteria under the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an extraschedular rating and TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records and incomplete financial information.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further action regarding the creation of an overpayment and any potential waiver, as the Veteran raised these issues during his appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and insufficient examination regarding chronic external otitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to active service.

The Board has determined that new evidence received since the January 2019 rating decision is relevant to the issue of entitlement to service connection for neck condition. The claim will be remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the termination of dependent pay for spouse K.W. was proper, effective August 1, 2009.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA benefits in the amount of $49,914.00 was timely filed and granted. However, the issue is being remanded due to pre-decisional error.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew it in writing before a decision was made.

The Board denied service connection for invasive urothelial cell carcinoma (bladder cancer) as the evidence did not support a finding that it was incurred in or caused by active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for restless leg syndrome before a decision was made.

The Veteran is seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services received at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center on December 5, 2019. The claim will be remanded to obtain necessary treatment records and authorization from the Veteran.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because there was no evidence of fault on the part of VA in providing dental treatment, and informed consent was obtained.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in April 2019 did not provide an adequate rationale regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral foot disability had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service. The Veteran was also not provided with a medical opinion addressing his allegations of right foot arthritis and bilateral heel spurs, which should be discussed by the examiner on remand.