Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence to decide the claim at this time. A VA examination is required.

The Board denied service connection for a colon disorder and bilateral foot fungus, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or exposure. The Veteran's current conditions were diagnosed decades after separation from service.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin condition due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's skin condition is currently diagnosed as acquired ichthyosis vulgaris, but the expert opinions have not been fully considered.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for right eye detached retina with choroidal neoplasm post surgical correction.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board has granted service connection for loss of use of the right upper and lower extremities as secondary to a cerebellar hemorrhage stroke, and also granted TDIU prior to February 11, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disability, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his in-service injury and current symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected chronic back strain, including during flare-ups and after repeated use over time.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of updated VA treatment records and the need for a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues and remands it back for further action.

The Veteran's claims for residuals of cold injury of the left and right feet were granted effective from September 22, 2011. The Board has remanded the issues regarding earlier effective dates.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board found that the overpayment of $14,156.70 was validly created due to the Veteran's incarceration for a felony conviction and that VA was not solely responsible for the erroneous payment.

The Board found that the overpayment debt was validly created due to the Veteran's failure to notify VA of his divorce and remarriage, which resulted in him receiving spousal benefits for a period he was not entitled to. The decision grants waiver of recovery of this overpayment.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for hirsutism, finding that the Veteran's disability did not warrant such a rating prior to May 8, 2013.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip replacement and a compensable disability rating for left hip scars due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim for ankylosing spondylitis is being reviewed again as the previous examiner did not consider the lay statements and other evidence.

The appeal for service connection of a respiratory disability to include pulmonary is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his right fourth finger disability and for TDIU. The right fourth finger disability claim is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination, while the TDIU claim requires additional development including proper notice.