Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's right hip tendinopathy and neck disorder were found to have first manifested during active service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete service history verification. The Veteran's heart disorders need further examination and clarification of their origins.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development of evidence, and a new VA examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a bilateral leg disability due to inadequate VA examination and lack of nexus opinion regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for refractive error, claimed as bilateral eye condition, due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether it was subject to a superimposed disease or injury in active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include as secondary to his service-connected ITP, is being remanded due to inadequate VA opinions and the need for further development.

The Veteran's claim for increased disability ratings for his service-connected bilateral eye disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records review.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized non-VA medical care provided at Sanford USD Medical Center on February 15, 2017 was denied as the treatment did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment in a VA facility.

The Veteran's cause of death was not due to a service-connected disability and/or otherwise attributable to his active service. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's chest disability, including his retained metallic fragments and gunshot wound status post thoracotomy/thoracentesis and partial pneumonectomy, is rated at 60 percent. Separate ratings are granted for muscle injuries related to the shoulder, a compensable rating for scars of the anterior trunk, and a separate 20 percent rating for a scar associated with underlying soft tissue damage from August 13, 2018.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues and needs further action regarding financial information and child support payments.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right foot metatarsalgia. The examiner is asked to determine if the condition had its onset during a period of ACDUTRA or was aggravated by any injury sustained during INACDUTRA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's incarceration, and a VA examination is needed to determine if his current respiratory disability is related to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's tongue cancer is presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Board finds that a VA opinion on direct service connection is needed.

The Veteran's left hand surgery residuals are not service-connected as they were not caused by VA care, treatment or examination.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of Chapter 33 education benefits was denied because it was not filed within the required 180-day period following notification.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's eye conditions, specifically pinguecula, hypertensive retinopathy, conjunctival edema, and dry eye syndrome. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for chronic bilateral shin strain from April 10, 2007 to January 6, 2017 were denied as his symptoms did not more nearly approximate malunion with moderate knee or ankle disability.

The Veteran's appeals for specially adapted housing and a special home adaption grant have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's mild hiatal hernia with pyrosis is rated at 10 percent effective October 25, 2018. The left varicose veins are rated at 10 percent from September 13, 2021 onwards.