Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's anemia and its relationship to his service, specifically in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran is seeking service connection for anemia that may be related to his service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's back pain and arthritis are related to his in-service fall on stairs in January 1985.

The Veteran's right foot drop was rated at 20 percent prior to July 21, 2017 and increased to 40 percent thereafter. The claim for a higher rating is denied.,From July 21, 2017 onwards, the Veteran’s disability has been rated at 40 percent.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disorder. The claim will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed left and right hand disabilities, specifically related to cold injuries or frostbite during service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's urinary disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred in service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied an increased rating higher than 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and dyssomnia, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for neurologic signs or symptoms, palindromic rheumatism of the lower and upper extremities, and cardiovascular condition due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for bruxism, including as secondary to PTSD, anxiety disorder NOS and ETOH dependence due to additional development being needed. The Veteran's diagnosis needs clarification regarding whether he has bruxism and if it is an independent disability or a manifestation of his service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain his Leave and Earnings Statements for October, November, and December 2008 from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) or any other appropriate government document repository.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development due to incomplete VA treatment records and potential conflict of interest.

The Board denied a compensable rating for testis removal, one with scars due to the presence of three well-healed non-painful and not unstable or functionally limiting scars in the right groin area. The Veteran's claim was based on service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left leg disability, which involves internal medullary rod screws fixation for comminuted left tibia and fibula fracture, is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for costochondritis is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his dental disability was denied. He is currently rated noncompensably (0%) for loss of teeth and less than one-half loss of mandible, with a 10% rating from September 10, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin lesions, including malignant skin neoplasms, finding that there was no evidence of in-service occurrence or causation and concluding that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.

The Board has determined that a VA medical examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's neurosyphilis, including whether it is related to his service or due to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for emphysema has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals related to his right knee disability before the Board could make a decision.