Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an extraschedular rating and TDIU due to incomplete information, including missing SSDI records. The Veteran must be provided with updated eye examinations to address his bilateral cataracts and right eye cornea irregularity/keratoconus.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documentation related to the clothing allowance claim for 2010. The AOJ is instructed to reconstruct the record and upload all relevant documents.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $57,022.00 was denied as there is no indication of undue hardship or financial need to waive recovery.

The Veteran's claim for eligibility to Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits was remanded due to missing documents and procedural issues. The AOJ needs to associate the original notification letter terminating the benefits with his file, as well as his military personnel and education files.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's skin disability was first documented decades after discharge from service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a skin disorder and entitlement to TDIU prior to December 12, 2011 due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation.

The appellant's service was not considered active duty for VA benefit purposes, and thus he is denied NSC pension benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peroneal nerve palsy of the left lower extremity was granted, and he is now receiving a 30% disability rating. The issue of secondary service connection for hypogonadism to his lumbar spine disability remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia as congenital in nature. The right eye corneal scar was rated at 10 percent under the skin scars criteria.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for myasthenia gravis as secondary to epilepsy because the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal for the issue of adding S.D.G. as his dependent to his VA disability compensation.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral posterior subcapsular cataract and left eye retinal detachment is denied. The Board has also REMANDED the issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for headaches due to his August 2011 to September 2012 eye surgeries.

The Board denied service connection for rhabdomyolysis and hyperkalemia related to it, as well as compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for both conditions due to the Veteran's VA-prescribed medication (statins/Simvastatin). The Board found that there was no evidence of negligence or carelessness on the part of VA in prescribing the medication.

The Veteran's lymphedema has been granted a 20 percent disability rating for the entire appeal period, which is the minimum compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims file does not contain all medical records from his July 1989 VA hospitalization and that the pertinent VA opinion of record was inadequate. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these missing records and issue a new medical opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of peripheral retinal degeneration, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic back pain, with functional loss, is at least as likely as not related to his service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for ulcerative colitis (UC) as the evidence did not show that it was incurred or aggravated by service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection decision is made.