Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Veteran's drill pay adjustment from 50 days to 46 days for Fiscal Year 2013 was granted, and the Veteran communicated that this satisfied his appeal. The Board dismissed the case as there is no longer a justiciable issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hydrocephalus, finding no nexus between his current condition and his military service. The only opinion of record supported this conclusion.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous directives, specifically regarding compensation for the Veteran's dependent spouse M.B. The AOJ is instructed to contact DFAS to verify and document the Veteran's retired pay from September 1, 1987 to March 31, 1992.

The Veteran's eye disabilities, including corneal dystrophy, endothelial cornea guttata, blurry vision, corneal guttata, and diplopia, are being remanded for further examination to determine if they had their onset in service.

The Board has dismissed appeals for throat disability, memory loss, and muscle weakness. The claim of syncope is reopened but not granted as service connection. Appeals for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and syncope are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's respiratory condition and exposure history.

The Veteran's right hip condition was not caused by or aggravated by VA treatment, and the Board found that there was no fault on the part of VA in providing care.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of left 6th nerve palsy, claimed as blindness, to include as secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a neck injury and residuals of a head injury, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate rationale in a previous opinion, and another opinion is needed to determine if squamous cell cancer of the throat is related to service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than an unspecified stressor-and trauma-related disorder, finding that there was no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's current symptoms of numbness, tingling and occasional pain in his nose are related to his in-service rhinoplasty. The remaining issues have been remanded due to incomplete service treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal (GI) hernia, finding that there is no medical evidence linking his current hernias to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating of Body Dysmorphic Disorder, service connection for bilateral knee conditions, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's right leg pain is being reviewed again to determine if it caused functional impairment related to service.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant died, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to decide the merits of the case.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left leg disabilities, including arthritis, arthralgia, and shin splints due to the Veteran's failure to cooperate in scheduling examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral varicose veins and hemopneumothorax have been granted. The rating for the hemopneumothorax has been increased to 10 percent since June 11, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic back strain with a history of degenerative disk disease rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from May 31, 2006 to July 9, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development regarding the validity of an overpayment debt. The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of the debt is dismissed as there are no longer any disputed issues.