Other conditions decisions — 2022

The claim for VA home loan guaranty benefits is remanded due to missing procedural documents and the lack of a detailed initial decision. The appellant's complete file must be obtained and associated with the claims file.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his pilonidal cyst with coccygeal pain is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding functional impairment in the low back and sacroiliac region.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for gait and balance disturbance, left lower extremity tremor, and right lower extremity tremor from February 9, 2010, through December 20, 2011, have been previously adjudicated by the Board in an August 2021 decision. These claims are now dismissed as moot.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right hand strain status post fourth finger fracture, which is manifested by documented mild to moderate degenerative joint disease in multiple digits of the right hand and painful non-compensable limitation of motion of the right fourth finger.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by a motor vehicle accident witnessed during service.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right leg disability, to include compartment syndrome, and for a right leg amputation due to inadequate previous opinions regarding whether these conditions were caused by VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and etiology opinion, requiring an appropriate VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to acute pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's in-service exposure to DDT.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for varicose veins, bilateral foot condition (claimed as residuals of cold exposure), and BPH due to additional development being necessary.

The appeal for service connection for the cause of death is dismissed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of increased ratings for left hip flexion and extension prior to April 6, 2022. The Board dismissed these issues as a result.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for heart murmur because no new and material evidence was submitted, and the Veteran's updated VA treatment records did not provide any evidence relating to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to address all diagnoses of record. The Veteran's bilateral foot condition is being reviewed for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple myeloma, lower back pain and associated nerve damage, and the cause of death due to multiple myeloma. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence linking his condition to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Veteran's gynecological disorder, characterized as status post hysterectomy, to include enlarged uterus and ovarian cyst, is granted. For the entire appeal period, entitlement to a 40 percent rating for chronic lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is granted.

The Veteran's cause of death, which included colon carcinoma, is found to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange). Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected left varicocele has been rated as noncompensable since July 5, 2013. The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the condition based on intermittent pain, tenderness, and numbness treated with surgery.