Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an oral disability, variously claimed as gingivitis and gingival recission, was denied.

The Veteran's Felty's Syndrome and associated conditions are remanded for further examination to determine the severity of his symptoms, including incapacitating episodes and interactions with other diagnoses. The appeal is also remanded to determine whether a separate diagnostic code should be used.

The Veteran is challenging the validity and calculation of a debt for overpayment of VA compensation benefits. The Board has decided to remand this case so that the RO can formally adjudicate the matter of the debt's validity, including its proper calculation.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and further development is needed.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension from June 28, 2020 was denied because he did not provide adequate verification of income to substantiate the award.

The Board has denied the termination of VA survivor's pension benefits and remanded the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided that the issue of service connection for residuals of a left foot injury needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a dental condition and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of dental surgery for outpatient dental treatment purposes.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a stroke, including as secondary to PTSD and due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). The VA examiners provided negative nexus opinions indicating that the Veteran's residuals of a stroke are not related to his service-connected disabilities or otherwise related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's right arm disability during service. The claim will be reviewed again with a focus on obtaining an adequate opinion from a VA examiner.

Your claim has been dismissed because the VA granted service connection for balanitis, recurrent, which includes rash and sensitivity as residuals of circumcision. There is no remaining case or controversy regarding this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete private treatment records and inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran's back disability, including ankylosing spondylitis, is related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's nerve damage was not caused by VA treatment and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity neurological disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to his in-service cold exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for clarification of an earlier VA examination report regarding the Veteran's bilateral shin splints.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a broken nose, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Board has decided that the claim of improper reduction in VA compensation benefits due to military drill pay from additional service in the reserves requires further development and is being remanded back to the AOJ.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right heel fractures, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for restoration of a 20 percent rating for left foot hallux rigidus with degenerative joint disease of the toes was granted, while his claim for evaluation in excess of 20 percent for this condition was denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity disabilities, finding that there is no current diagnosis of a knee or neurological condition related to his military service.