Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the abdomen with retained foreign body as it is considered a freestanding claim and not within its jurisdiction.

The Board has denied service connection for vision disability and respiratory disability as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active duty or are related to active duty.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a brain disorder, a disability manifested by tingling and numbness of the hands, and a disability manifested by tingling and numbness of the feet due to insufficient evidence. The case is also remanded for further development regarding TDIU prior to February 4, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal for a total temporary disability rating for an abdominal hernia based on surgical or other treatment necessitating convalescence is dismissed as the issue is not ripe for adjudication because he is not service-connected for this condition.,The Veteran’s TDIU prior to February 20, 2014 is granted. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

Your claim for service connection for ulcerative colitis has been fully granted, and the appeal is dismissed as there are no further issues to be decided.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure (CHF), finding that his current condition is not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current eye disabilities are related to his service.

The Veteran's voiding dysfunction is aggravated by his service-connected rectal carcinoma, and he meets the criteria for specially adapted housing. However, as he already has a combined 100% disability rating due to his service-connected conditions, he cannot receive a special home adaptation grant.

The Board has remanded the matter to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since his September 1995 application for TDIU. The Veteran is requested to provide updated employment history and earnings information.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requires a more complete medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left eye cataracts, including whether they are related to injury in service or diabetes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities, as well as his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The claims are being remanded because further medical opinions are needed regarding the etiology of the hip disabilities and whether they were aggravated by service-connected low back disability.

The Board has granted service connection for Chilblains as secondary to PTSD and for immersion feet, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits should be terminated due to excessive income. The decision is remanded because necessary information on the Veteran’s income, net worth, and medical expenses for specific years are missing from the record.

The Board has granted effective dates of February 7, 2008 for special monthly compensation based on loss of use and aid and attendance. The decision is based on the facts found rather than the date of claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for otitis externa, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not otherwise attributable to service.

The Veteran's poor contractility of abdominal muscles and paresthesia of the legs are not considered to be caused by VA care, resulting in a denial of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and the Board is dismissing it.

The decedent's service in the USMCR did not qualify him for burial in a VA national cemetery due to lack of active duty service, and he was denied eligibility.