Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence, particularly regarding the Veteran's employment history prior to May 28, 2009. The VA needs to gather this information from Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed within one year from the October 2013 rating decision denying service connection for a rash condition. The Board found that there is no clear evidence to rebut the presumption of regularity and thus, the NOD was received after the deadline.

The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran to be examined and receive an opinion regarding his heart disorders, as the previous examination was deemed inadequate. The appeal is now pending again due to this new development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an immune disorder and a blood disease have been denied as there is no probative medical evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship to in-service exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and needs further development regarding financial need for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of his minor child, T.A.S.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequacies in the dose estimate and VA medical opinions regarding the Veteran's pancreatic cancer. The AOJ is required to obtain a new dose estimate, consider the video submitted by the Appellant, and provide a new VA medical opinion that addresses the theories of combined effects of radiation exposure, noxious fumes and fires, and stress/sleep deprivation caused by service in the Gulf War.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for the Veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right ring finger, finding that any limitation of motion did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates of service connection for residuals of right foot and left foot cold injuries due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal has been dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board denied service connection for a left eye disability, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities did not begin during or are otherwise related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's right lower extremity disability is related to service or secondary to his service-connected low back strain, and to consider any outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for an injury of the right big toe, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between the current condition and service.

The Veteran's benign prostate hypertrophy is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his herbicide exposure during service. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a stroke due to potential secondary effects from ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's neuroendocrine tumor is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The claim was reopened based on new evidence showing a possible link between the condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a bilateral foot condition due to inadequate explanation of reliance on VA examinations and conflicting medical evidence. The case is now pending with further development required.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues and remands the case for compliance with contested claims procedures.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 40% disability rating for service-connected prostatitis, finding it not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's condition increased in severity within one year prior to his April 21, 2010 claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurobehavioral effects due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, finding that there was no current diagnosis of such condition and that the symptoms were related to a diagnosed major depressive disorder.

The Board has found the debt of $6,981.16 to be valid and correct based on the evidence of record. However, the Veteran's request for waiver of this debt remains pending as it was not addressed in the current decision due to a lack of an SOC.