Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board has decided the Veteran's appeal and has ordered a remand for further development, including obtaining an addendum VA opinion regarding the etiology of his right elbow disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records, specifically those related to the Veteran's eyes from October 2020 to the present. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating for his right eye corneal injury with posterior vitreous detachment.

The Veteran's right peroneal nerve injury and right foot drop resulting from surgery are granted as service-connected under the direct theory of service connection.

The Board has decided that the claims file for the unauthorized medical expenses claim is not in electronic format and needs to be reconstructed. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's emergency room visit on May 30, 2015 was for a condition that required immediate medical attention due to severe pain and chest pains. The VA facility in Omaha is not feasibly available, so the treatment at CHI Health St. Francis was approved.

The Board has decided that the record for the claim of unauthorized medical expenses incurred during private treatment at Tulane University Hospital on February 8, 2014 cannot be located and needs to be reconstructed. The case is being remanded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary disease. However, the preponderance of the evidence is against finding a link between the Veteran's current diagnosis of COPD and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim due to insufficient examination reports and the need for additional VA treatment records. The examiner must determine if the Veteran's right foot metatarsus varum deformity is a congenital defect or disease, whether it was subject to superimposed injury or disease during service, if it was aggravated beyond natural progression during service, and if it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examiner to provide an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disorder, including whether any diagnosed condition is related to service.

The Veteran's petition to recognize his son R.M. as a 'helpless child' due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18 was granted, and the issue of recognizing J.M. as a 'helpless child' is remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a compensable evaluation for cutaneous papular disorder, uncertain etiology due to the appellant's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, leading to the termination of his nonservice-connected disability pension benefits effective July 1, 2009.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documentation related to a clothing allowance claim. The AOJ needs to reconstruct and upload all relevant records.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder is currently rated as 50 percent disabling from March 4, 2004 to May 21, 2020. The Board denied his claims for an increased rating and TDIU.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for post-vasectomy pain syndrome, finding that the Veteran's symptoms of chronic testicular pain with the use of long-term drug therapy without atrophy or associated voiding dysfunction warrant this rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of diminished bladder capacity has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's lichen planus is rated at a 60 percent rating, effective May 6, 2011. The Board also granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's pituitary adenoma and his in-service fever, which may be related to a parasitic infection.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete VA treatment records and an inadequate examination of the Veteran's left leg.