Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anal disability, including anal fissure, anal pain, and anal fistula, is at least as likely as not related to service. As such, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for an additional medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's pseudomonas infection, right orchiectomy and scrotal resection, and prostate resection resulted from VA cystoscopy and prostate biopsy. The opinion should address whether the disability was proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Board has remanded the claim for a skin disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure. The examiner is asked to provide an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's skin condition and considering various potential causes.

The Veteran's representative argues that the Veteran did not receive adequate notice for a VA neurology examination due to pandemic conditions. The Board finds another remand is warranted to afford the Veteran an opportunity to undergo this examination.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current level of severity, as the existing evidence does not allow for proper rating under the revised criteria.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no service connection decision can be made.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting findings and inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's left eye disability, including its relationship to service and a traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition for the purpose of treatment is remanded. The claim for compensation purposes for periodontal disease was denied as there is no compensable disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development for the dental treatment claim, and it will be adjudicated again.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals, varicocelectomy; inflammation of the prostate; insufficient sperm count with testicular biopsy; and hyperlipidemia are all denied as there is no current disability or evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet, finding that it is not related to his military service and did not manifest within one year of separation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic progredient diffuse alveolar damage is denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The appeal involving total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted from July 16, 2012.

The Veteran's character of discharge was upgraded to honorable conditions, allowing him to receive VA benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke, finding that there was no evidence linking his stroke to his active military service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's skin condition is increased to a 60 percent disabling rating, which is the maximum schedular rating permitted for Diagnostic Code (DC) 7806.

The Veteran's request for a Board hearing was withdrawn due to his medical condition. The case is being returned to the RO for scheduling a DRO hearing in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for respiratory disorders and nose and sinus disabilities. The claims are now remanded for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and arranging in-person examinations.

The Veteran's right elbow strain is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to assess whether additional functional limitations exist that warrant an increased rating.

The Veteran's fungal infection has not shown any compensable symptoms prior to January 10, 2020. Beginning January 10, 2020, the severity of his fungal infection is evaluated as 30 percent.,Prior to January 10, 2020, the Veteran's right lower extremity artery disease has not shown any compensable symptoms. Beginning January 10, 2020, the severity of his condition is evaluated as 20 percent.