Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders, as well as for a left breast cyst and residuals of breast reduction surgery due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for his stomach disability is being remanded due to outstanding private treatment records related to the condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and needs to issue a new Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 7, 2007 for service connection for myopathy with a history of rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria was denied as he did not submit a formal or informal claim within the one-year appeal period.

The Board has vacated the July 20, 2021 decision as it pertains to service connection for allergic urticaria and VA compensation for an additional right hydrocele disorder. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of allergic urticaria, and there is no evidence that his additional right hydrocele disorder was caused by any fault on the part of VA in furnishing surgical treatment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot injuries with first and second phalange fractures was denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to December 18, 2018 was also denied.

The Veteran's residuals of a sphenoid mass resection are etiologically related to his nasal symptoms that began during active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA nerve examination to assess any current nerve or neurologic impairment related to the Veteran's service-connected right hand shell fragment wound residuals.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a gynecological disorder due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's symptoms, including dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia, need further clarification regarding their onset and relation to service.

The Veteran's right-hand injury is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher evaluation is not warranted.

The Board denied the appellant's request to extend her delimiting date for DEA benefits beyond February [REDACTED], 2016, finding that she was not in receipt of DEA benefits at the time she suspended her education program and did not meet any other exception for extension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for payment of additional dependency compensation for his spouse, J.H., finding insufficient evidence to establish that a claim was received prior to October 1, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives and for obtaining missing endoscopy reports.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and lack of relevant medical records. The Veteran's lymphocytic colitis is being reviewed for possible service connection, but it is not determined if it was caused by or aggravated by any service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cholangiocarcinoma, which caused his death in 2015, is related to service exposure to liver flukes. The evidence is at least in equipoise and places the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death in favor of the Appellant.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the continued entitlement to receive the additional dependency allowance for J. H.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach condition to include hiatal hernia and cold residual injury to bilateral feet has been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's colon cancer, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service herbicide agent exposure. The appeal regarding nonservice-connected pension benefits was remanded due to incomplete information on the Veteran's income and medical expenses.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left eye disability and a higher rating for right eye disability due to incomplete examination findings. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.