Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the left leg below-the-knee amputation, finding that VA did not fail to properly treat his condition and that the proximate cause of the amputation was the chronicity of osteomyelitis despite weeks of antibiotic therapy.

The Board has granted service connection for limited functional use of the left hand, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to incomplete information provided by the Veteran regarding his employment and educational background.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for keratoconus is denied as his visual acuity does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient documentation of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their ratings. The RO must determine if the Veteran had any service-connected disorders at the time of his death in July 2012, what their assigned ratings were, and whether the surviving spouse is entitled to DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims regarding his service-connected spondylolisthesis, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a lack of appropriate medical opinions and consideration of updated rating criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic cough and abdominal pain, finding no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the submission of private treatment records after a supplemental statement of the case was issued. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for knee disabilities are pending and need to be reconsidered with consideration of all submitted evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to concerns about the current severity of the service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma and its residuals.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity remains before the Board as the current assigned ratings do not represent a total grant of benefits sought on appeal. The case is being remanded due to inadequate development.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as there is no evidence of any chronic disease or injury during his military service. The cause of death was intravenous narcotism, which did not manifest in service.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for enlarged prostate (claimed as BPH) due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is needed.

The Veteran's bruxism is not rated higher than noncompensable, but her ear pain secondary to bruxism is granted service connection. The effective date for the grant of service connection for ear pain is not specified.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left calf disability, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence of a causal relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his reported Gulf War exposure, but did not find any evidence of a qualifying chronic disability or an undiagnosed illness. The Veteran is directed to provide more specific information about his Gulf War exposures and their potential impact on his health.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for chronic hypogonadism, finding that his testicular disability did not meet the criteria for complete atrophy of both testes.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for blepharitis, finding that his symptoms are related to exposure to environmental hazards during active service. The claim for keratoconus remains denied as there is no evidence of aggravation beyond its natural progression.

The Veteran's leg weakness is due to prescribed statins, but the VA must determine if the additional disability following second and third treatment with statins was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on part of VA.