Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's employment handicap.

The Board denied service connection for skin rashes and joint pain, including as due to an undiagnosed illness. The Veteran's skin rashes were attributed to eczema, which is not related to his active duty service. His joint pain was attributed to degenerative joint disease in his knees, hips, ankles, and wrists, none of which are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's right foot metatarsalgia disability is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to missing private treatment records regarding his low back surgery. These records are necessary to determine if he requires further convalescence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking to recover the recoupment of his separation benefits, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart murmur, finding that there is clear and unmistakable evidence that her preexisting heart murmur did not worsen during her military service.

The Veteran's benefits were reduced due to active duty status, but no timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was received within the one-year period.

The Veteran's remains are buried in a private cemetery, and his nephew is seeking reimbursement for a military marker. The criteria to reimburse the burial marker are not met as the Veteran passed away prior to November 1, 1990.

The Veteran's right knee condition is rated at 30 percent for internal derangement, postoperative. A separate 20 percent rating is granted for limitation of flexion.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was due to bronchopneumonia, urinary tract infection, brain stem stroke, and right side hemichorea. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's gout is remanded for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of his condition.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for a left central scotoma caused by the leukoma of the left eye, in addition to the existing 10 percent rating for visual field loss. The Veteran's service-connected condition does not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for topical medication damage in 2015 is remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records.

The Veteran's cause of death, respiratory failure with hypoxia, is not related to his service and the claim for service connection for cause of death is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further examination regarding the appellant's claimed spina bifida.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected left thigh abductor muscle group residual sprain and right eye nasal pterygium are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran will need new VA examinations to determine the severity of these conditions.

The Board has determined that there are outstanding VA treatment records and a need for further examination to determine if the Veteran's current disability is related to his service in Southwest Asia. The case is being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent syncopal episodes, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to a syncopal episode she experienced during active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has granted service connection for Raynaud’s syndrome, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether it arose during active service due to use of pneumatic tools.