Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further assistance in obtaining private treatment records from Parkview Cancer Treatment Center.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's appeal for effective dates prior to November 6, 2017 for his bilateral hip disabilities has been denied. The Board found that the earliest date of claim was November 6, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to issues related to the appellant's discharge under other than honorable conditions and his mental health during service. The decision is pending further review.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has granted service connection for gout affecting the left metatarsal joints, finding it at least as likely as not that the condition was incurred during service and continues to this day.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of Bell's Palsy, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to an in-service episode of Bell's Palsy.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional error in VA's duty to assist, specifically regarding the Veteran's systemic manifestations of urticaria.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for a deviated septum because he submitted the wrong form, and the RO took no further action on his claim.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment of medical expenses as moot because the benefits were already granted and in effect.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for a higher TOS rating must be remanded to afford the Veteran a new VA examination to clarify the nature and extent of his disability.

The Board has remanded two issues related to service connection for back pain and head pain in the back of the head due to inadequate examination reports and failure to address certain records.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development regarding ionizing radiation exposure and a need for an updated VA medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and a need for further development regarding service connection for a left hip disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease is granted a 60 percent evaluation, effective July 31, 2012.

The Board has restored a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's mild aortic stenosis, to include a prior myocardial infarction, as the reduction from 30% to 10% was not properly applied.

The Board denied the inclusion of $17,358.83 in unreimbursed medical expenses for calendar year 2014 and a one-time IRA withdrawal of $17,360 in December 2014 for death pension income calculations.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the reduction of his VA disability compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of active service drill pay for a period of 220 days in FY 2009 was denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of a right hand injury was dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal during his hearing.,The issue regarding whether the AOJ failed to adjudicate a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a left index finger laceration constituted CUE was also dismissed, as there was no final decision subject to CUE attack at that time.

The Veteran's urinary incontinence is found to have started during her service and is therefore granted service connection.