Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current heart disorders are caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, and if so, whether they are related to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran seeks retroactive VR&E benefits for education expenses at Stanford University. The AOJ is instructed to obtain the entire VR&E file and contact Stanford University to provide accounting information regarding his fellowship, scholarship, and student loans.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of fracture to the right third finger is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of laceration to the left thumb is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's current eye disabilities, including bilateral cataracts, bilateral hypertensive retinopathy, and a right eye macular hole, are not related to his service. The preponderance of evidence does not support an in-service injury or disease leading to these conditions.

The Veteran's urinary incontinence disorder and respiratory disorder were both remanded for further development due to incomplete or conflicting medical opinions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, finding that it is not related to his service but was first manifested during service. The decision also grants service connection for an undiagnosed illness resulting in impairment of depth perception due to Gulf War service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and will need a new examination for the left thigh disability. The TDIU issue is also being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected recurrent pyloric channel ulcer with gastro-duodenitis, postoperative vagotomy is granted a disability rating of 60 percent prior to November 7, 2013. The claim for TDIU was denied due to the lack of a completed VA Form 21-8940.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain medical opinions regarding the Veteran's throat disability, eye condition, and loss of teeth. The issues are related to service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye condition, finding that his current condition is a congenital defect and did not worsen during military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including scheduling an examination and obtaining medical records.

The Board found that the discontinuance of VR&E benefits was improper and granted the Veteran's appeal, allowing him to continue receiving services.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI residuals is remanded due to insufficient evidence of a current disability and the need for a VA examination.

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

The Veteran's leg cramps are found to be service-connected, as they caused functional impairment and were present during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for monoclonal gammopathy (claimed as monoclonal paraproteinemia) due to a lack of evidence of a current disability related to this condition.

The Board has determined that the VA examination did not address all aspects of the claim and additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran has an additional disability of bowel urgency and incontinence proximately caused by his August 9, 2000 hemorrhoidectomy.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to unclear employment history and the need for verification of income from December 2011 onwards. Further development including SSA wage reports, updated treatment records, and a VA examination are required.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment due to failure to timely file the request within the 180-day period.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the right hip, finding that there was no evidence of chronic in-service disability or a compensable degree of disability within the presumptive period. The Veteran's current diagnosis of arthritis was not shown as chronic during service and continuity of symptomatology was not established.