Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bowel and bladder disorders, as secondary to oophorectomy due to inadequate VA opinions that did not consider post-service medical records and lay statements.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for gall bladder and liver conditions due to a lack of an opinion addressing whether these conditions are aggravated by medications used to treat his service-connected disabilities, as well as potential exposure to burn pit toxins during military service.

The Veteran's bilateral leg disability is remanded for further examination and development, including consideration of Gulf War exposure and undiagnosed illness.

The Board has remanded the claims for a higher rating for the left knee disability and for TDIU due to incomplete development.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of right lower extremity regional pain syndrome due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's service-connected multiple sclerosis required him to use a wheelchair, which led to the development of a buttock pressure sore. The Board granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis and dismissed the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 as moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to his incarceration status.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete findings in previous VA examinations and a need for further clarification of certain medical records.

The Board has found that the VA did not demonstrate substantial compliance with prior remand directives and has therefore ordered these matters to be remanded again for further development.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development due to missing documents and unavailability of records. The Veteran received emergency medical treatment at Sutter Solano Medical Center on November 16-18, 2004.

The Veteran's eligibility for non-service-connected pension benefits and burial benefits were denied as he did not meet the required criteria. The claim of service connection for the cause of death was also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for recognition as a surviving spouse, entitlement to DIC benefits, accrued benefits, and death pension due to her not meeting the legal criteria to establish status as the deceased Veteran's surviving spouse.

The Board has remanded the case due to inextricably intertwined issues, including service-connected burial benefits. The remaining claims for service connection and accrued benefits will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. A new VA examination is required to clarify this issue.

The Board has found that additional evidence submitted by the Veteran requires a remand for further review and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ and bruxism are related to his in-service IED explosion, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ED was granted. Service connection for a right knee disability and a right shoulder disability were denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of November 17, 2012, for the addition of his spouse as a dependent to his VA disability compensation award was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not submit a completed claim within one year of notification of the rating action and thus no legal basis existed for granting an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's voiding dysfunction, manifested by urinary frequency with daytime voiding interval less than one hour or awakening to void five or more times per night, is granted an initial rating of 40 percent.