Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder manifested by dizziness, finding that there is no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the claimed condition and service.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeal, and the Board dismisses the case.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because the waiver request was granted in full.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and need for additional evidence, including treatment records and a new VA examination. The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine intervertebra disc syndrome and spinal stenosis are alleged to have caused or aggravated his claimed neurologic impairments.

The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder due to a lack of a valid notice of disagreement. The case is now remanded as the Court held that the requirement for filing a notice of disagreement on standard forms prescribed by the Secretary is not a jurisdictional rule.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing VA medical records, specifically those from a consultation with a VA clinician regarding the Veteran's eye disability on April 14, 2021. The Veteran needs to provide updated treatment records and complete a VA Form 21-4142 for all providers who have treated him.

The Veteran's neurological disability of the face, including Bell's palsy and trigeminal neuralgia, is etiologically related to service. The claim for hypertension is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected bilateral conjunctivitis and his other eye conditions, including nuclear cataracts, senile ectropion of the eyelids, blepharitis, and bilateral nuclear sclerosis.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the validity of a $25,585 VA compensation overpayment is remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional medical opinions. The Appellant requested to withdraw other claims, which have been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and personnel records, specifically regarding a scheduled deployment on March 3, 1998. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records from all appropriate sources.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his bilateral foot disability, as he has testified that it has worsened since his last examination over five years ago.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of stress fractures of the right and left tibias are granted with initial evaluations of 10 percent from February 17, 2010 to August 5, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected left ring finger fracture disability is remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, including any additional functional loss during flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the case for clarification of whether a separate appeal on the cost of medical services provided by Novant Presbyterian Medical Center (NPMC) beginning on approximately October 29, 2014, was filed. The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of the cost of medical services provided by Mecklenburg Radiology Associates (MRA) at Novant Presbyterian Medical Center (NPMC) on December 23, 2014, is denied.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma was diagnosed within a year of his discharge from active duty, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia is related to his exposure to organic solvents during active duty, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 31, 1993, for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, status post MI, was denied. The Board found that there is no legal basis to assign any earlier effective date.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition as there is no current diagnosis of such and the Veteran did not have any chronic respiratory conditions during or prior to his military service.

The Veteran's left eye disability is being remanded to determine if it is secondary to his service-connected right eye disability.