Other conditions decisions — 2020

Your appeal regarding the DRO review election for your polymyositis claim has been dismissed as there is no longer a pending adverse determination to address.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for blood clots, as secondary to endometriosis and/or endocervicitis due to insufficient examination reports addressing whether the blood clots may have been aggravated by service-connected conditions. The Veteran's fallopian tube adhesion disease was also considered in the remand.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete service personnel records. A new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's loss of vision is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection issues have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Issues include a higher rating for diverticulitis and peptic ulcer disease with dumping syndrome, a compensable rating prior to April 22, 2014 for left renal calculus, and service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia and Paget’s disease.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a dishonorable discharge, finding that his misconduct involving moral turpitude occurred during his initial term of service and he would not have been eligible for an unconditional discharge under conditions other than dishonorable.

The Veteran's petition to reopen service connection for a bilateral foot condition was granted due to the submission of new and material evidence indicating that his feet were damaged during basic training.,The petition to reopen service connection for a left arm condition was denied as the submitted evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, specifically because the Veteran's current left arm scar is attributed to his own willful misconduct.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic fungal infection of the skin, finding no evidence that it was incurred during or related to military service.

The Veteran's death was caused by pseudomonas septicemia due to right leg cellulitis and abscess. The cause of death is not related to service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased evaluations of chronic nonsuppurative otitis media and residuals of a bilateral inguinal hernia repair as the appellant withdrew his appeals prior to decision.

The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected as his death certificate shows that the immediate cause of his death was chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and there is no evidence to support exposure to herbicide agents or other conditions related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's fatal metastatic carcinoma is directly related to his in-service herbicide exposure. The Appellant may still establish service connection on a direct basis, despite the malignancies not being listed as diseases presumptively associated with exposure to herbicide agents under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's cause of death, metastatic carcinoma of the lung, is related to his military service. The VA needs to provide an opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's paresthesia of the left hand injury is granted as service-connected, and his initial disability rating for multiple fracture of the left hand with residual deformity of the left fourth finger is remanded.

The Veteran's dermatographia, dry skin, and dermatographic urticaria have been granted service connection as a diagnosed illness without conclusive pathophysiology or etiology that has required first line treatment for control.

The Veteran's nasal obstruction and deviated septum were granted service connection. The left hip disability and bilateral hearing loss are remanded for further review.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board has remanded the case for obtaining private medical records from Drs. Clark and Cook, as these records are pertinent to the claim on appeal.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for vitiligo, finding that finality attached to the October 1969 denial due to lack of timely appeal or new and material evidence.

The Veteran's idiopathic interstitial fibrosis with pleural plaques is found to be at least as likely as not related to in-service asbestos exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's defective visual acuity is related to his military service. The examiner must determine if a pre-existing defect existed prior to service, and if so, whether it was aggravated by service or resulted from any superimposed injury.