Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and need for clarification on the Veteran's employment status. The TDIU claim will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's Graves' disease is related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives regarding the issue of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for his retinal holes in his right eye. Therefore, another remand is required.

The Veteran's appeal regarding special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable disability rating for histoplasmosis, and the claim is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case because there are outstanding service records that may confirm whether a blood transfusion occurred during service. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with these records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for color blindness and a pulmonary disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service or exposure to asbestos. The Board also found that there was not enough evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to his service.

The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the requirements for DIC under U.S.C. 1318.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and need for additional development regarding herbicide exposure, service connection claims, and treatment effects on health.

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is rated at 50 percent for the appeal period prior to April 7, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity neuralgia as secondary to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS). The skin disability claim is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and inadequacy of the examination in addressing environmental exposures during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dental trauma #2, #3, #14, #15, #18, #19, #30 and #31, finding that there was no evidence of bone loss due to trauma or disease during service.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the validity of the June 2018 Fee Agreement as it was determined that a February 2022 decision by the Office of General Council (OGC) has honored the direct pay Fee Agreement received in December 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for venous stasis ulcer, chronic edema, and vascular condition of the right leg, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits was not properly evaluated under the correct statutory criteria, and thus the decision is remanded to provide proper notice.

The Board has determined that the April 2021 decision denying eligibility for PCAFC benefits was not properly notified and is remanding the case to correct this error.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because his attorney requested to withdraw the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of reimbursement for non-VA emergency medical services from April 28, 2019, to May 5, 2019, at St. Joseph Hospital was denied on the basis that he had other health insurance. The Board is remanding the claim due to insufficient information regarding the amount paid by his health insurance and Medicare as well as missing private treatment records.

Your appeal for an increased rating for spinal meningitis has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of your appeal.