Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for left and right shin splints due to a need for an addendum VA medical opinion. The Veteran's representative asserts that the shin splints are related to his MOS as K4 M1 Armor Crewman, who operated tanks in strenuous conditions during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left scrotum skin disability and left thigh skin disability, finding no current disability related to service.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of March 8, 2018 for adding his spouse M. as a dependent to his VA disability compensation award.

The Veteran's chest pain is granted service connection as a presumptive disease due to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for an earlier effective date prior to June 24, 2016 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a sleep disorder due to lack of examination and unclear notification. The Veteran is scheduled for a VA examination to determine if his sleep disorder is related to military service or PTSD.

The Veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions, and the Board denied an earlier effective date for DIC benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and outstanding private treatment records. The Veteran's claim for bilateral calcaneal spurs and calcific achilles tendonitis is being returned for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left elbow disability may be related to service and is remanding for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear calculations of overpayment for education benefits, and a detailed accounting is required.

The Veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is currently rated as noncompensable due to being asymptomatic and at Rai Stage 0. The Board denied a compensable rating for CLL.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip femoral neck stress fracture s/p ORIF with limitation of abduction and for a disability rating in excess of 0 percent for s/p left hip femoral neck stress fracture with limitation of flexion, both from March 29, 2017, due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal for nonservice-connected pension benefits is dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a perforation of the left tympanic membrane is denied as there is no current disability.

The Veteran's gynecological disability from a caesarian section is being remanded for further evaluation, and her TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the initial rating issue.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, stating he was satisfied with a fully favorable decision and authorized his attorney to withdraw all pending claims.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are inadequate for adjudicative purposes, particularly regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's respiratory disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim as a surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of VA benefits, based on her continuous marriage to the Veteran from their initial marriage in 1978 until his death in 2016 and her lack of remarriage.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of fracture to left tibia and fibula was denied as he is currently in receipt of the maximum schedular disability rating of 20 percent.