Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's hip disorders are caused by or aggravated by his service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and completion of a form by his employer.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's throat cancer and whether it is secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders. The claims for TDIU prior to September 19, 2019, are also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate opinion from a non-VA physician regarding whether partial loss of the left lung could have been avoided if VA providers had biopsied the Veteran's left lung sooner. The decision is pending further review and a new opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and his claimed supraventricular arrhythmia.

The Board has determined that further clarification is needed regarding the procedural aspects of the Veteran's education benefits claim, specifically related to DEA benefits. The matter is being REMANDED for a review of the late Veteran's compensation and pension file to determine if a VA Form 22-5490 was completed and received within the 8-year delimiting period from August 29, 1992.

The Board has granted service connection for liver cancer as due to herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for an examination to determine the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders, including diverticulitis and ulcerative colitis. The Veteran is presumed to have a qualifying chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness during service in Southwest Asia.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development and an independent medical expert opinion regarding the Veteran's claim of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability claimed as result of VA treatment, specifically related to a May 2011 tick bite.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of heat stroke, finding that there are no current residuals and thus not meeting the criteria to establish service connection.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and thus, another remand is required to clarify whether the Veteran has a separate disability under the diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome, and whether that disability is related to service or is proximately due to or aggravated by a service connected disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and that any current condition is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to consider the merits of the case.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's colon cancer, which is presumed to have been caused by his exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected organic personality syndrome was rated at 100% disabling as of September 6, 2001. The Appellant turned 27 years and 7 months old on January [REDACTED], 2000, which made her ineligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye disorders (macular degeneration) and right inguinal hernia repair, finding no evidence of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected reactive airway disease has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since June 19, 2019. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis beginning from that date.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's head injury residuals. The case is being returned for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected rib resection and related conditions are granted, while his claims for a metallic clip retention disability and VA treatment complications are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on the accuracy of SMC benefits and entitlement to an earlier effective date.