Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed left eye disorder, including cataracts and complaints of eye pain and blurred vision. The Veteran's active service history includes an in-service eye injury in July 1969, which he testified led to ongoing symptoms since then.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's enlarged right clavicle, finding that it is related to an in-service motor vehicle accident and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's diagnosed sleep apnea and its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for venous insufficiency and lymphedema, as well as her claim for TDIU, require additional development to ensure all theories of service-connection are adequately considered.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether his metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma was related to service and exposure to herbicide agents.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left elbow strain, left arm numbness, and left hand numbness due to inadequate medical opinions in the April 2022 VA examination report. The additional development includes obtaining more comprehensive medical opinions addressing whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. section 1151 are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining informed consent documents and an opinion regarding whether his spinal damage and right leg nerve damage were proximately caused by VA's fault or unforeseen events.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's inability to attend a VA examination for residuals of a concussion. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether any identified disability, including residuals of a concussion, is causally related to the claimed in-service injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain injury, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such condition separate and distinct from his already service-connected neurocognitive disorder with depressive disorder.

The case is being remanded to obtain a new VA examination due to the Veteran's failure to appear for an initial one.

The Board denied service connection for skin disability, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service exposure to herbicide agents and concluded that the Veteran's skin condition is less likely related to his active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral upper and lower leg condition, finding that there was no evidence of such a condition outside of his already service-connected disabilities (bilateral knee, bilateral hip, and low back).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for polymyalgia rheumatica in the lower extremities is being remanded due to a lack of VA treatment records and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal involves the validity of a debt for overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $37,182.33 and the waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the reduced amount of $10,280.00. The case is being remanded to address these issues.

The Veteran's appeal involves the validity of an overpayment of VA pension benefits and a request for waiver of recovery. The Board has determined that both issues are on appeal, but due to procedural issues, they need to be addressed in separate steps.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for larynx fracture and service connection for tooth/mouth disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting either claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding a respiratory disability. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending and needs further evaluation.

The Veteran's fatal brain herniation due to anaplastic oligodendroglioma is related to his environmental exposure while serving in Southwest Asia, specifically the oil well fires. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip injury, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during his active service and was not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.