Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Veteran's gout was granted a disability rating of 60 percent effective July 24, 2017. Prior to this date, the Veteran had a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's parents, D.S. and J.S., are recognized as dependent parents due to their income not being sufficient for reasonable maintenance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a blood stream infection, finding no current disability or impairment upon which to predicate a grant of service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right hip disorders, finding that the Veteran's pain in his hips is related to parachute jumps during military service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because he failed to complete the required VA Form 21-8940, which is needed to assess his employment status and income information. The evidence provided by the Veteran was insufficient to determine if he was unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has found that additional VA treatment records need to be reviewed and the claim for service connection for frequent urination, related to PTSD, should be remanded for further consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip bursitis and an increased rating for a right shoulder disability are being remanded due to the need to obtain his Social Security Administration records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) needs to be remanded due to a lack of updated employment history.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining medical opinions regarding service connection and whether the Veteran was insane at the time of her misconduct.

The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hip arthroplasty due to incomplete development and consideration of all evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hammer toes, right and left feet to include as secondary to service-connected hallux valgus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding aggravation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia is reopened, but the Board finds that a remand is necessary to obtain a new medical opinion regarding whether his condition is related to service or secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic laryngitis and pharyngitis is denied as there is no evidence of a separate disability other than her already service-connected GERD.

The Veteran's right total hip replacement is currently rated at 50 percent from January 27, 2021. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence does not show that the disability warrants a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to colon cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking it to service or any known clinical diagnosis.

The Board found that the overpayment calculation for the Veteran's reduction in disability compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of military drill pay and VA compensation was incorrect, resulting in an excess recoupment. The Board reduced the amount by $743.03.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and thus, the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran's right lower extremity inguinal nerve entrapment has been rated at 20 percent since March 5, 2014. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted due to the severity of his condition and all associated symptoms shown by the evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral hydrocele with left testicular echotexture, residuals of groin injury has been granted an initial compensable disability rating of 40 percent. The issue of a separate rating for neurological residuals and the TDIU claim are remanded.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was properly created due to the Veteran's failure to notify VA of his divorce and subsequent marriage, resulting in an erroneous award.