Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Veteran disputes the reduction in VA disability compensation benefits to offset military drill pay for a period of 4 days during FY 2016. The AOJ needs to verify the number of drill days and confirm the drill pay received by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting left ear hearing loss increased in severity during active service.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which require regular assistance with activities of daily living.

The Board has granted service connection for a lowered immunity disorder, finding that it is related to the Veteran's Gulf War Service and is due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing varicose veins were aggravated by his service.

The Board denied service connection for cold injury residuals to the ear lobes, upper and lower extremities due to the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability of the left palm, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the condition had its onset during or was related to his active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examination reports and because of a need for an opinion regarding whether fatigue is caused or aggravated by service-connected asthma.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for muscle spasms and pain, as well as fatigue, need further investigation due to insufficient information provided by a VA examiner.

The Veteran's claim for additional $182 a month above his existing compensation benefits, from August 2017 through May 2018, is denied as he was already paid all the dependent school child additional compensation to which he was entitled.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his restless leg syndrome due to a lack of an in-person VA examination. The case is now pending and will be readjudicated after scheduling the necessary examination.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's chondromalacia, left knee, finding that his disability did not meet criteria for higher ratings due to lack of evidence of ankylosis, subluxation, or instability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in its previous decision and a need for further review of new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and requests for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination in the previous decision, and a new examination is required.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for left hand stress fracture due to further development. The issues of service connection and TDIU remain pending.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his unspecified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder was denied. The Board found that the overall severity level of the Veteran’s social and occupational impairment due to his mental disorder most closely approximates occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The claim will be reconsidered after additional development is completed.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the appellant's marital history and the need for further verification of her status as the Veteran's surviving spouse. The issues of service connection for the cause of death and accrued benefits are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and potential service connection for the Veteran's nasopharyngeal cancer.