Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 02, 2014. The Veteran is asked to provide updated information about his employment and income.

The Board has granted service connection for other trauma related stress disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at CentraCare from March 20, 2014 to April 11, 2014 are denied as the required prior authorization or attempted request for transfer to a VA facility was not sought before beginning treatment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left hand injury, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service injury. The most probative evidence indicated that the Veteran's dupuytren's contracture is not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions in a previous VA examination, and further development is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected recurrent vaginitis is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of her condition, as her symptoms have worsened since the last examination and she has reported that her body is less effective with medication.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's left eye disorder, and additional development is needed.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA death pension benefits as her remarriage to a third husband after 1990 is considered a bar to eligibility.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of head trauma and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned after additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's skin conditions are related to service, including exposure to herbicides or sun exposure during his Vietnam service.

The Board denied the petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for the cause of death, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran developed pleural plaques due to asbestos exposure in service and granted service connection for these conditions as part of an accrued benefits claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of issuance of a Statement of the Case (SSOC) regarding the propriety of the creation of an overpayment debt in the amount of $37,158.00 due to a double payment of compensation benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether any gynecological disability diagnosed during service is related to service.

The Veteran's left eye uveitis was granted a disability rating of 30 percent from October 16, 2006 to April 3, 2012. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected mandible jaw fracture with loss of teeth is characterized by a loss of masticatory surface that can be restored by suitable prosthesis. The Board finds the preponderance of the evidence does not support a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for an increased rating for Graves' disease and TDIU due to incomplete records from Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for trigger finger of his left ring and right little fingers due to lack of a VA examination, outstanding private treatment records, and need for clarification on the nature and origin of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a right big toe condition due to inadequate medical opinion and incomplete record. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's encephalopathy residuals were not caused by VA negligence, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for accrued purposes is denied.