Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the VA opinion is inadequate and remands the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's bunions, hallux valgus, and hammer toes preexisted service or were aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for right hand disability as it did not have its onset in service, was not caused or aggravated by a service connected disease or injury, and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim as his attributable household income for the year 2008 did not exceed the VA National Means Test threshold of $35,284 for a veteran with one dependent.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral eye condition.

The Veteran's right hip disability has been granted a minimum 10 percent rating for limitation of flexion. The issues regarding thigh impairment and limitation of flexion are remanded, as is the TDIU claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the COWC granted a full waiver of the $18,913 debt related to the Veteran's VA pension benefits.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of amoebic dysentery, hemorrhoids, and bilateral hearing loss are dismissed as withdrawn. The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, a skin disorder, and headaches.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA death pension benefits because their marriage was not legally valid under the law of the place where they resided at the time of the marriage, and thus did not meet the one-year requirement prior to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right thumb disorder, finding that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating based on current medical evidence. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims.

The Veteran's right index finger disability is granted, but a rating in excess of 10 percent is denied.,Service connection for loss of teeth #8 and #9 is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service, particularly from aircraft and within contiguous waters. The VA is instructed to obtain all outstanding records of treatment and attempt to verify the Veteran's assertions.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that no formal or informal claims were received prior to December 15, 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for peripheral artery disease and entitlement to a TDIU due to in-service herbicide exposure. The Veteran will be scheduled for an examination to determine the etiology of his PVD.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for testicular cancer and an abdominal mass due to incomplete PHP information from some medical records.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits prior to October 2014 was denied due to the lack of evidence showing he was permanently and totally disabled. From October 2014, his income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR), leading to a denial of his claim.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Appellant did not qualify for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's CRPS was aggravated by his service-connected right forearm fracture. The VA will obtain updated treatment records and provide an addendum opinion addressing this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death, acute myeloid leukemia and respiratory failure, are related to his service in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service onset or relationship to his current diagnoses and that any diagnosed conditions were not related to his service-connected hypertensive retinopathy.