Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for arthritis of the feet and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inextricably intertwined issues. The Veteran's complaints during service include foot trouble, which may be related to his current conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen and grant service connection for PLS as a variant of ALS, finding that new evidence supports this determination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right long finger disability, finding that there is no credible evidence linking his current condition to an in-service injury and concluding that the Veteran's reports of continuity of symptoms since service are not credible.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with the case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left breast disability is being remanded due to the failure of VA to obtain his service treatment records. The RO must attempt to locate and provide copies of the Veteran's service treatment and personnel records, including those from November 1956 to November 6, 1957.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives, and a new VA medical opinion is needed regarding the service connection for right and left hip disorders.

The Veteran's right knee disability, rated at 30 percent under Code 5299-5257 for other knee impairment with recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, is granted. A separate 30 percent rating is also granted for limitation of flexion.

The Veteran's prostate adenocarcinoma residuals including radical peroneal prostatectomy residuals are rated at 60 percent, and the right and left lower extremity peripheral vascular diseases are both rated at noncompensable. The Board has found that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA examinations for these conditions.

The Board has requested that the Veteran undergo pulmonary function testing to determine the current nature and severity of their service-connected lung conditions. The ratings for these conditions are being remanded due to incomplete information.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a left foot fracture had its onset in active service and is related to an injury or disease incurred during service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional evidence and examination related to the Veteran's service-connected polymyositis.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to acute decompensated congestive heart failure and multiple myeloma, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the case.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a crushed long or middle finger of the left hand, finding that it is related to an injury sustained during service. The decision does not assign a specific rating or effective date.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic esophageal cancer, is found to be related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if his respiratory disabilities, including pleural thickening and lung nodules, are proximately due to or caused by service-connected melanoma with lung metastases. The examiner must also assess whether these disabilities are aggravated by the service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to obtain missing service treatment records from Fort Lewis Dispensary and Fort Meadade Hospital.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a prostate condition and colon problems and diverticulitis have been denied as there is no evidence to support the relationship between these conditions and his military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's OCD began during active service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected chronic back strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) is denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show an increase in disability during the one-year period before the original date of claim, April 23, 2015.