Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination, and the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his right foot condition is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and he is now service-connected for epiphora of the left eye. The Board also remanded several issues including a higher rating for PTSD, fatigue, and TDIU due to his mental health disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's skin disabilities and their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions. The issues will be reconsidered after additional development, including obtaining military personnel records and arranging for a VA examination by an oncologist.

The Board has decided that the cause of death is related to service-connected malaria, but an addendum opinion must be obtained considering a specific medical article.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an additional search of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to include newly identified units of service. The Appellant's husband served as a guerilla during World War II and is seeking VA death benefits.

The Veteran's right and left elbow tendonitis have been rated at 10 percent for the entire period on appeal. The Board found that there is no evidence of limitation of motion or other compensable factors, thus denying a higher rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive payment of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits because the application was not filed within one year of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal for a higher rating of 0 percent for bilateral hearing loss before the Board made a decision.

The Board finds that additional income and medical expense information is necessary to decide if nonservice-connected pension benefits should have been awarded from May 18, 2015.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for esophagal cancer due to water contamination exposure at Camp Lejeune, finding no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma, which is secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service, has been remanded due to the need for further investigation and a dose estimate based on available methodologies.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right scrotum varicocele and residuals status post right eye orbitotomy due to outstanding treatment records that have not yet been associated with the claims file. The Veteran is seeking higher initial ratings for these service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for psoriatic arthritis, diagnosed as psoriatic spondylitis arthritis with bilateral hip and back pain, to include as secondary to her service-connected psoriasis. The other two issues of service connection (for pancreatitis and polycystic ovary syndrome) were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her appeals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to November 3, 2014 for adding his current spouse, P., and for removing his former spouse, S., from his VA disability compensation award. The Board found that the proper effective dates were assigned.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic liver disease and remanded the claim of entitlement to Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left leg shin splints, as well as her claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and hallux valgus with right bunionectomy. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as they could not verify his service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, and therefore did not meet the criteria for veteran status.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left thigh atrophy as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, finding that there is a causal relationship between the two conditions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of gallbladder disability, tooth and gum disability, bilateral foot arthritis, and granted service connection for interstitial cystitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy.