Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a dental disorder and has remanded the case for further development, including an examination.

The Board has remanded two claims related to the Veteran's service-connected right hip disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking initial compensable disability ratings for limitation of flexion and impairment of his right hip.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right tonsil squamous cell carcinoma, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the condition and in-service exposures.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to readjudicate the claims for substitution purposes and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastric ulcer disability and for entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the validity of a debt created for a specific period, leading to its dismissal.

The Veteran's nerve laceration to left ring finger with resultant fixture contracture has been rated at 30 percent since August 28, 2003. The Board found that the current disability picture more nearly approximates no more than severe incomplete paralysis of the ulnar nerve.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with esophagitis and gastritis is rated at a 30 percent disability rating, effective from October 1, 2011.,The Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is granted an initial rating of 10 percent for otitis externa, right ear for the entire period on appeal. The condition was productive of swelling and dry or scaly discharge requiring frequent treatment.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic disability manifested by muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance to include an undiagnosed illness caused by Gulf War Syndrome due to lack of evidence showing the condition was incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for occlusion of the eye, including as secondary to his service-connected Parkinson’s disease, has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.

The Board is remanding the case for further development and adjudication regarding the validity of the debt, the amount of the debt, and the Veteran's offer to compromise the debt at $12,352.60 due to financial hardship.

The Board denied service connection for TMJ syndrome and the claim for TDIU before April 17, 2018. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current TMJ syndrome was related to his active service.

The Appellant is denied retroactive DIC benefits under Nehmer as she was remarried before the age of 57 and her claim for DIC benefits was received after the effective date that leukemia was included as a disease entitled to presumptive service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasoning in a previous VA opinion on secondary service connection, and needs further development including an addendum opinion from a different VA examiner.

The Veteran's cause of death was not due to service or a service-connected disability. Service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current left tibia disability. The Veteran's claim is also being remanded for adjudication of his entitlement to TDIU and special home adaptation grant and specially adapted housing.

The Board has granted service connection for duodenal ulcer and remanded the issue of an effective date prior to August 29, 2011 for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left fourth finger arthritis.

The Veteran's appeal for continued additional allowance for their child M. A., who is a school age child, has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.