Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records, Social Security Administration information, and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of updated VA and private treatment records, and because the competency of the October 2019 VA examiner needs to be verified by associating their curriculum vitae with the record.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 60 percent evaluation for nephropathy from January 1, 2013 to April 18, 2014 due to insufficient evidence showing sustained improvement in his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for blindness in the right eye and blurred vision, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Retina Consultants of Western New York on April 22, 2013.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and therefore, service connection for CHF is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a separate disability manifested by loss of balance has been denied as there is no evidence of such a condition not already service-connected.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for ileoinguinal nerve injury, status post-surgery for left hernia due to the lack of evidence showing that the surgery caused the Veteran's additional disability or that VA was at fault.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations used in denying a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected left second metatarsal fracture. A new examination is needed to assess the current severity of the condition and determine if a higher rating can be granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear explanation of how the overpayment was created and the validity of the debt. The Veteran's claim for whether the overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $16,968.00 was properly created is now pending.

The Board has decided that the appellant's claim for service-connected disability benefits was denied due to a lack of qualifying active service. The case is being remanded to obtain missing service personnel and treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death due to peripheral T-cell lymphoma, finding that it was not caused by or incurred in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension because they did not serve in a period of war, and thus do not meet the eligibility requirements.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for umbilical hernia has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's initial rating for his left foot disability was denied, but a rating of 20% effective August 6, 2012 and 30% effective June 17, 2016 was granted. The right knee issues were remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's alopecia areata, claimed as hair loss, is etiologically related to his service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's right hip disability, specifically his acetabular fracture, was rated at 10 percent disabling from October 28, 2008 to April 25, 2018. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion due to pain and other factors.

The Board has granted an increased initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected total hysterectomy and right oophorectomy, finding that her remaining ovary is non-functional and requires hormone replacement therapy.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold weather injury to both feet, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between current foot symptoms and in-service exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records, specifically eye charts and progress notes from Dr. Kwon.