Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disability, finding no competent and persuasive evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is rated at 50 percent, granting the requested disability rating.,Service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes was denied. The issue of service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes is remanded.

The appeal for additional dependency compensation was dismissed as the benefits were already granted by VA.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a vision disability, memory loss, increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and PTSD. Additional evidence must be considered by the AOJ before these issues can be decided.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and increased rating for service-connected intermittent explosive disorder are being remanded due to the RO not addressing these issues in their response to her Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral vision loss, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for posterior vitreous detachment with vitreous floater of the left eye is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for traumatic arthritis and bursitis of the right and left shoulders, attributing these conditions to cold exposure during military service.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to Acute Myeloid Leukemia, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's AML to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for spinal stenosis due to incomplete development and lack of substantial compliance with previous instructions. The matter is being returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records, military personnel records, verifying combat exposure, and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the left soft palate is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's bilateral hand/fingers arthritis is rated at 40 percent from August 20, 2019 to May 30, 2020. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5002.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder, including benign lung nodules, due to exposure to herbicides. The medical evidence did not show the Veteran had a current disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further efforts to determine when the Appellant applied for SSA survivors benefits, as noted in the May 2018 Joint Motion for Remand (JMR).

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether night sweats are caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions, including back disability, sleep apnea, tinnitus, and PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed lower extremity pain and swelling, including whether it is related to service or exposure to environmental toxins.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected residuals of intra-articular fracture with degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the fourth distal interphalangeal joint, left hand was denied. The Board found the VA examination to be partially inadequate and remanded all other claims.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU was improperly placed on the Board's Hearing Docket under VA's Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system. The Board has restored the appeal to its proper status in the Legacy system and instructed the AOJ to issue a Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of right fibula fracture and resection of the benign tumor of the right fibular head is denied. A separate 20 percent rating is granted for right knee limitation of extension.