Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination regarding the Veteran's bilateral cataracts.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for genital herpes, finding that his hindsight recollections from more than 23 years after discharge were probatively outweighed by contemporaneous service records indicating he did not have a venereal disease during the latter period of his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic multi-symptom disability affecting his bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding no evidence of such conditions during or after service.

The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hyperlipidemia causes functional impairment in earning capacity, and to provide opinions on service connection for sick sinus syndrome as secondary to PTSD or due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's right hand disability is remanded for further development due to inadequate medical opinion regarding its etiology and relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disorders are being remanded due to the need for a Compensation and Pension examination with respect to secondary service connection, as well as an aid and attendance examination.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the case is no longer under jurisdiction.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her stress fracture of tibia, left leg due to internal inconsistencies in the examination report and the need for additional development.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions and the need for a new medical opinion from a gastroenterology specialist.

The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to accrued benefits in the amount of $7,535.00 for reimbursement of expenses she bore for R. S.'s last sickness and burial.

The Veteran's service connection for cyclical vomiting is granted as a secondary condition to his PTSD with cannabis use disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current mitral valve prolapse and his service, specifically scarlet and rheumatic fever disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal regarding the effective date for additional dependency compensation for his current spouse, J.M.M., finding that VA did not create an overpayment due to administrative error. The Veteran argued that he was unaware of the need to notify VA about his marriage but the Board found this insufficient to overturn the creation of the overpayment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right eye and left eye disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's painful bilateral hand burn residuals are considered service-connected as they began during his active duty and have continued since then.

The Board dismissed the appeal as requested by the appellant and his representative.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death was in the line of duty and not due to willful misconduct, granting service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral eye disorders due to a lack of an addendum opinion addressing whether his conditions are related to exposure to burn pits, sand storms, and burning oil wells during his service in Iraq.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remands regarding the service connection for hysterectomy. A new VA medical opinion is needed from a gynecologist to address whether the hysterectomy was proximately due or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected abdominal strain.