Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA examination for left hip avascular necrosis, and further evaluation is needed.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for bilateral hand disabilities due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and increased rating for his lumbar spine conditions have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA medical examination and completing the Veteran's TDIU application.,The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to adjudicate the Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder with mood disturbance.

The Board found that the reduction of the disability rating for the service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right elbow from 20 percent to 10 percent was proper, effective September 8, 2016.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing heart murmur did not worsen beyond its natural progression during service, and therefore denied service connection for a heart disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for a respiratory condition and prostate condition, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims, including the appeal of his service connection issues.

The Board denied an effective date prior to January 1, 2019, for additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's spouse, K., as VA did not receive notice of a change in the Veteran's dependency status until receiving a formal claim on December 15, 2018.

The Board denied service connection for atrial fibrillation, finding that the Veteran's disorder is not related to his military service. The gastrointestinal disorder claim was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous directives and a need for clarification on whether the Veteran's pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor is proximately due or aggravated by any service-connected disability or medication used in treatment.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the VA to obtain SSA records related to their child, S., and then readjudicate the issue of recognition of S. as the helpless child of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no final decision can be made.

The Board has granted service connection for a neurological disability manifested by weakness and paresthesias, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral PCS/ECS, finding that the February 1978 rating decision was delivered to the wrong address and thus not received by the Veteran. The Board concluded that the presumption of regularity in VA operations supported the delivery of the decision.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, specially adapted housing, and special home adaptation grant need more information. They are being sent back to get updated medical records.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the VA Committee on Waivers and Compromises (COWC) granted a full waiver of the $4,113.62 overpayment.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is necessary to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral finger disabilities. The appeal for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and PTSD will be remanded as well, with consideration of new evidence.