Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Veteran's meniscus disability of the left knee is rated at a maximum schedular rating of 20 percent for the entire period on appeal prior to June 2, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a sinus disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dry eye syndrome is granted. The claim for a corneal disorder is denied. The appeal for an increased rating for anxiety disorder is remanded. The appeal for a compensable rating for right ankle sprain prior to June 19, 2022 and thereafter is remanded.

The Veteran's right upper extremity neuropathy due to polymyositis is granted a 40 percent rating since October 12, 2018.

The Board denied service connection for Bartholin's gland duct cyst with scar and ovarian cysts as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits as the service member did not have a disability evaluated as total and permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability at the time of his death, nor did he die from a service-connected disability.

The case is being remanded because the VA examiner did not perform a maximum exercise capacity test as directed in January 2018, and another examination with this test must be conducted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired mood disorder and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for a substance abuse disorder as secondary to the acquired mood disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye condition, peripheral retinal degeneration, is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for right and left elbow tendonitis were denied. The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for gastrointestinal disorder was granted.

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

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims at this time.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an adequate medical opinion regarding whether VA treatment was feasibly available at the time of the private treatment on May 19, 2010.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for hypoglycemia. The Veteran's representative requested an earlier effective date for prostate cancer, which was granted in a separate rating decision.

The Board denied a higher initial rating for service-connected bilateral feet onychomycosis, finding that the Veteran's disability did not meet or approximate criteria for any higher ratings under the applicable Diagnostic Codes.

The Board has remanded the case due to the appellant's contention that his character of discharge was a result of mental health issues rather than misconduct. The VA is required to obtain an opinion from a psychologist or psychiatrist regarding whether the appellant's behavior at the time of offenses in service was due to disease.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability, to include left great toe and left little toe conditions. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic throat pain as a result of VA-provided EGD procedures, finding that the additional disability was not caused by or proximately caused by VA care.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the case cannot be continued as it is no longer active.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and requests that additional information be provided.