Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hand disability, including limitation of use. The examiner is requested to provide a new opinion addressing whether the Veteran's disabilities are related to his active duty service or if they were aggravated by painful scars.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional information regarding his employment history.

The Veteran's lichen planus chronicus was rated at 30 percent since January 21, 2014. The appeal for a higher rating or TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's arrhythmias are rated at 30 percent prior to July 10, 2019. The Board denied a higher rating and also denied entitlement to TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to that date.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for adding his dependent spouse and step-child was denied as the evidence of their marriage was not submitted within one year of the marriage, but it was received within a year of the qualifying disability effective date. The effective date is set at March 6, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right great toe fracture and a TDIU due to insufficient development, including the need for a new VA examination and completion of the VA Form 21-8940. The AOJ will also consider all relevant evidence since certification to the Board in December 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for a total rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was dismissed because the appellant passed away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 20, 2017 for the award of service connection for narcolepsy. The Veteran's claim was not previously denied for this condition.

The Veteran's right foot metatarsalgia and Morton's neuroma, status post ligament plantar plate repair, are rated at the maximum available schedular rating (10%) throughout the appeal period. The Board denied an initial increased rating.

The Veteran's non-cardiac syncope disability is rated at 80 percent effective January 11, 2013. The appeal for a higher rating and TDIU remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity, left upper extremity and right lower extremity nerve damage as secondary to residuals of a left inguinal herniorrhaphy due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Veteran's right elbow sprain was rated at 10 percent prior to April 20, 2017. The Board found that the evidence did not show any loss of motion or other impairment warranting a higher rating.

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 the Veteran's motion to revise the September 25, 2005 rating decision that denied service connection for a hysterectomy. The effective date is December 27, 2004.

The Veteran's cause of death is remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a medical opinion on the etiology of his sarcoma.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg varicose veins with swelling and discoloration, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for respiratory disability and bilateral cardiovascular disability of the lower extremities due to lack of opinion on whether these conditions are related to service, need for verification of periods of active duty, and need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran requested a hearing for his TDIU appeal, but failed to appear. The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal on behalf of the Veteran in May 2022.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including colon polyps, is related to service or any service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her service-connected right hand fifth finger mallet finger is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of new evidence.