Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol disorder was granted a 70 percent rating, but no higher. Service connection for right foot disorder and left foot disorder were denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $2,273.00 due to a prior decision granting the waiver before the current appeal could be decided.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in adding R.K. as a helpless child and creating an overpayment, requiring further action by the AOJ.

The Board has remanded this case due to the need for an audit and adjudication of whether the overpayment was properly created. The Veteran disputes the existence and amount of the claimed overpayment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete examination and missing information about numbness in the Veteran's right hand.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and lack of application of the Schertz standard in evaluating whether complications from a colonoscopy and colectomy were reasonably foreseeable.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding when and where the Veteran's bilateral eye disability occurred during his reserve duty. The Veteran is asked to provide more details about these events.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, specifically obtaining private vocational rehabilitation records from the disability center at the University of Colorado, Denver.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome, claimed as b-cell leukemia, due to Agent Orange exposure was dismissed because the Veteran passed away during the pendency of his appeal.

The Veteran's musculoskeletal thoracic spine pain was granted a disability rating of 40 percent effective May 24, 2019. The appeal is for an increased rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for trochanteric bursitis of the left and right hips on an extraschedular basis were denied. The Board found that the available schedular evaluations adequately described the Veteran’s disability level and symptomatology, and there was no evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.

The Board has granted service connection for hiatal hernia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's condition had its onset during service. The decision concludes that the reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his right scapula fracture was denied prior to September 19, 2017.,From September 19, 2017 onwards, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right scapula fracture was also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the complexity of the matter and the need for an independent medical opinion from a Neurologist specializing in cavernous hemangioma malformations.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected skull fracture residuals caused or contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions. The Veteran's allergy disorder, including anaphylaxis, is being reviewed again as it may be related to service-connected urticaria pigmentosa.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Colorado Springs Cardiology on May 15, 2014 were denied as there was no prior authorization and the treatment did not meet the criteria for emergency care under VA regulations.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for callosities of the right foot and left foot, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5284.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for residuals of fractures in both feet as they are not related to military service.