Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for additional development, including providing both parties with financial information.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate assistance in obtaining relevant private treatment records and an insufficient VA examination. The Veteran's left hip disorder is now subject to further review with consideration of new evidence.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there was a grant in full of the benefit sought by the appellant (service connection for cause of death) in a February 2021 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the cases for further review due to errors in the previous decisions and inconsistencies in the evidence. The right foot calluses case is being reviewed again, including a reassessment of functional loss and flare-ups. The left foot calluses issue will be addressed separately as it was not part of the original appeal.

The Veteran's daughter is granted accrued benefits as she bore the expenses for her father's last sickness or burial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, including pleurisy and chest pain.,The Board also denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his skin condition, specifically boils.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder, finding that there was no current diagnosis and noting that his claimed problems with getting itchy did not constitute a disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Morton's neuroma with metatarsalgia of both feet has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's spouse is granted an effective date of October 11, 2005 for additional dependency compensation based on the submission of evidence of his marriage within one year of notification of a qualifying disability rating.

The Board has denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left hand strain with thumb residuals and has remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for rhabdomyolysis and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for right leg thrombophlebitis was denied. The Veteran also sought a compensable rating for his right leg scar, which the Board found not warranted based on the evidence of record. Finally, the Veteran's service connection claim for a left leg disability was denied as there is no persuasive medical evidence to support that the condition began during or is otherwise related to his military service.,The Veteran sought a compensable rating for his right leg scar and a rating in excess of 40 percent for his right leg thrombophlebitis. The Board found against him on both counts, stating there was no evidence of persistent edema or subcutaneous induration, stasis pigmentation or eczema, and persistent ulceration; or massive board-like edema with constant pain at rest in the right leg. For his left leg disability, the Veteran's claim for service connection was denied as there is no persuasive medical evidence to support that the condition began during or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected left eye inferior oblique paresis with diplopia and visual field defect has been productive of visual acuity of no worse than 20/40, which does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 6090 or 6066.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and thus, another remand is required to obtain a new examination for the Veteran's cranial nerve disability.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the Veteran's current eye disorders were not incurred in or related to his military service.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied, and his case was remanded. The issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20% since January 29, 2015, for radial nerve incomplete paralysis of the right thumb are still pending.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38 of the United States Code. The Board dismissed the appeal due to this withdrawal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information about the Veteran's online stock trading, which could indicate whether he is engaged in substantially gainful self-employment. The Veteran must provide specific details and supporting documentation.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for esophagitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on persistent recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder (OSTSRD), is causally related to his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for OSTSRD is granted.