Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has decided that the appellant's claim for pension benefits needs to be reconsidered due to incomplete information about her and her mother's income, unreimbursed medical expenses, and educational expenses. The decision is remanded to allow VA to provide a clear accounting of these amounts.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to inadequate previous opinions and outstanding VA examinations. The issues include nephrolithiasis, squamous cell cancer of the left ear, neck, and face, bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for scoliosis and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records, particularly those related to his employment history.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disorders due to inadequate medical opinions provided in previous decisions.

The Board found that the injuries sustained in the July 1996 MVA were not incurred in the line of duty and were due to the Veteran's willful misconduct, thus denying service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg disability as there is no current diagnosis of such condition and the Veteran's complaints are not associated with a left leg disability.

The Veteran's claim for increased PTSD rating and service connection for a gastrointestinal disability secondary to his PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development of medical records.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder is denied as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to April 14, 2022. Since that date, he does not have occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's knee disabilities are rated based on limitation of motion, with a 10 percent rating for each knee. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes due to lack of evidence showing loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible without loss of continuity and restoration by suitable prosthesis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's skin disorders, including actinic keratoses, seborrheic keratoses, lentigines, hemangiomas, benign appearing nevi, acrochordons, and xerosis, are related to service, specifically presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's parasomnia, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service experiences in Korea.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's eye disabilities, specifically mild ptosis and corneal pellucid marginal degeneration and vitreous floaters (vitreous degeneration).

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an updated VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their potential impact on his current bilateral lower extremity varicose veins.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding shin splints during service and since.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a VA examination to determine if his left and right hand disorders are related to service. The AOJ will conduct this examination and then readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's menorrhagia and subsequent hysterectomy are service-connected as secondary to her in-service menorrhagia.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for his service-connected chronic fungus infection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of his condition and whether his treatment constitutes systemic therapy.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient discussion of a separate evaluation for neurological abnormalities of the spine, and requires additional development including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected pilonidal cyst residuals on an extraschedular basis was denied. The Board found that the schedular criteria adequately reflected the Veteran's disability and did not meet the threshold for extraschedular consideration due to the lack of marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization. His claim for TDIU was also denied as he only had one service-connected condition, which did not meet the 60% minimum rating required for consideration.