Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with prior remand directives regarding an expert medical opinion from a toxicologist or specialist in environmental medicine.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's dermatomyositis, including whether it is related to service or specifically to receiving the anthrax vaccine.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence and incomplete military records. The issues include bilateral shin splints, STD (Herpes), and a scar from a C-section.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his nerve disability of the left upper extremity has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied a reduction in VA disability compensation payments due to concurrent receipt of military service drill pay for 6 days in FY 2015, finding the RO appropriately withheld benefits as per the Veteran's signed form indicating 6 days was appropriate.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and opinions regarding the severity of epididymitis and its impact on urinary tract infections. The issues include determining an appropriate rating for epididymitis and establishing an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's parental rights have been terminated and he is no longer entitled to recognition of his former adopted children as dependent children for VA purposes. The issues of whether the denial of apportionment of VA compensation benefits in favor of the Veteran's spouse while the Veteran was incarcerated was proper, and whether the effective date of April 2, 2016, for the reinstatement of VA compensation benefits in lieu of military retired pay was proper are REMANDED.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for tardive dyskinesia and TDIU prior to June 11, 2008 are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the severity of his service-connected disability and whether a symptom is related to his tardive dyskinesia or another condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for memory problems, finding that there is no current diagnosis of this condition and attributing any symptoms to a non-service-connected sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip pain as an undiagnosed illness, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have persisted since his deployment and are considered chronic. The minimum compensable rating of 10% is assigned.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for infertility and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability related to her exposure at Camp LeJeune.

The Veteran's pilonidal cyst and sinuses are rated at a 10 percent rating from February 10, 2009 to August 13, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for retropatellar pain syndrome and instability of the bilateral knees were denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's application for VR&E benefits was denied because he does not have an employment handicap and is currently suitably employed as a staff assistant at the Long Beach VAMC.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for dizziness and loss of balance, swollen face and jaw, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding whether an overpayment of $17,836.00 was properly created due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal.

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was not incurred in service and is not attributable to any exposures in service. The Board denied service connection for the condition.

The Board has granted service connection for insomnia and an initial rating of 30 percent for diplopia, status post strabismus surgery. The Veteran's current symptoms include frequent episodes of double vision and blurred vision, which have worsened over time.

The Veteran's claim for higher level of payment of educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied as she did not have additional qualifying active duty service to warrant a higher percentage rate.