Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an eye condition, including macular degeneration, finding that there is no evidence linking his current eye condition to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal for VA loan guaranty benefits was dismissed due to her death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional records, as there is a possibility of a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for urticarial-type lesions, basal cell carcinoma, and seborrheic keratosis due to herbicide agent exposure. The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment due to his fugitive felon status, finding that he was at fault and that recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to its inextricability with the increased ratings for his hip conditions. The matter of increased ratings for trochanteric bursitis of both hips remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional service records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a neuromuscular disorder related to her allergic reaction to the flu shot during military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left foot condition, right foot condition, and gastrointestinal condition due to lack of an adequate opinion regarding their etiology.

The Board has not fully complied with previous remand directives and the case is being returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because he did not file a timely substantive appeal in response to the October 5, 2016 statement of the case.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for post laminectomy syndrome, fusion of L5-S1 was denied as the evidence did not show forward flexion to 30 degrees or less nor ankylosis of the thoracolumbar spine.,The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for left lower extremity radiculitis prior to December 24, 2014 was denied as there was no evidence of moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left lower extremity radiculitis from December 24, 2014 was denied as there was no evidence of moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a neck disorder, but denied the claim as there is no evidence that the current condition is related to service or any other compensable period.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to September 17, 2013, for adding her current spouse J.P. as a dependent and also denied the overpayment created due to removing her former spouse J.W.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations for the Veteran's stomach and neurological conditions are inadequate, and thus remanded to obtain additional evaluations.

The Veteran's right-hand fracture residuals of the 2nd metacarpal need to be reviewed again due to new evidence submitted by VA.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for allergies, respiratory disability, vision disability, and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's Raynaud's syndrome is caused or aggravated by his service-connected heart condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity swelling, to include as secondary to hypertension, should be remanded due to inadequate examination and review of her claims file.

The Veteran's right thumb disability is remanded due to inadequate examination regarding flare-ups and functional loss.