Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for left hand disability and right hand disability due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed again with a new examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty regarding whether a mis-diagnosis of the location of the Veteran's remaining bladder stone caused additional disability after his April 2015 cystolithalopaxy. The VA will need to provide an opinion on this issue.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and TDIU for peripheral vascular disease due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disorder, including Perthes' disease, is related to service. The examiner needs to clarify if any pre-existing condition existed prior to service and was aggravated during service.

The Board denied service connection for diverticulitis, finding that the Veteran did not have a disease or injury in service that caused her current condition.

The Veteran's mental health claim is remanded due to incomplete service personnel records for her period of service in the Michigan Army National Guard.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected dyshydrosis of the feet is being remanded due to a lack of consideration of her symptoms during outbreaks. A new VA examination is required that considers the severity of her skin condition, especially during outbreaks.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding medical records and issues regarding the competency of the November 2020 VA examiner. The Veteran's claim for service connection, rating assignment, and effective date is now pending.

The Veteran's service-connected laryngeal cancer is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new examination to assess the current severity of his disability.

The Veteran's bilateral nasal pterygium with dry eyes syndrome is granted a 10 percent disability rating, but no higher. The condition has been rated as analogous to active chronic conjunctivitis.

The Board has granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for anemia, and it is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's current anemia disability may be related to his military service.

The Veteran's tremors and shaking of head and upper extremities are already considered in his service-connected cervical osteoarthritis and degenerative changes muscle spasm, cervical myelopathy. Therefore, the appeal for this issue is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in the decision-making process, including missing files and administrative issues. The validity of the debt and the timeliness of the waiver request need to be re-evaluated.

The Veteran's application for TDIU was submitted on January 14, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a service-connected disability that increased in severity within one year prior to his application and therefore denied an earlier effective date.

The Board has granted service connection for right foot onychomycosis and left foot onychomycosis, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset in service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran and accrued benefits due to her incarceration, finding that she did not meet the criteria for eligibility.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's esophageal cancer is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a dishonorable discharge from military service, finding that there is no evidence of insanity at the time of misconduct and thus the character of discharge remains a bar to VA benefits.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for temporomandibular joint crepitus, status post jaw resection (jaw disability) from October 25, 2019 is denied as the condition only manifested in a maximum unassisted vertical opening of 34 millimeters without dietary restrictions to mechanically altered foods.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty to assist and insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his current myofascial pain with bruxism (previously TMJ).