Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if VA's failure to diagnose and treat the Veteran's preexisting urinary symptoms resulted in additional disability or death, which would be necessary for a claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of Chapter 33 education benefits must be reviewed to determine if it was properly created and whether any portion of the overpayment was due to administrative error. The case is being remanded for further review.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing VA treatment records and inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of the left eye enucleation. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 USC § 1151 is being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's employment history.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and thus another remand is warranted. The Veteran's Crohn's disease may be related to his first period of active service, but the issue of whether it pre-existed and was not aggravated by his second period of service will not be addressed.

The Veteran's service-connected pleural fibrosis did not render him unemployable prior to October 20, 2017. The Board found that his other nonservice-connected conditions prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for disabilities associated with a prothrombin gene mutation, to include a blood clotting disorder, is remanded due to the need for additional records and an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of her service-connected left foot disability and TDIU claim due to the need for a new VA examination, consideration of non-service-connected disabilities, and clarification of functional impairment.

The Veteran's child does not meet the criteria for benefits based on his father's service in Vietnam, Korea, or Thailand, and his mother is not a Vietnam veteran. Therefore, the appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder, including medications prescribed for it, contributed to his death. The appellant claims that the fatal fall was caused by side effects of these medications.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw her appeal.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate evidence in its March 2021 decision, and a new expert opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's teeth loss was due to service-connected conditions or other factors.

The Board has granted service connection for MCL and remanded the TDIU claim due to in-service Gulf War exposure. The appellant is presumed to have been exposed to toxic substances during service, including burn pits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing VA treatment records and an inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is now before the Board again.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis in multiple joints and a right neck node disability, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's skin disability other than epidermal cysts and comedones is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability in service or a nexus to service. The Board finds the Veteran's lay statements regarding exposure are not credible given his failure to report any complaints at that time.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the medical opinions regarding the Veteran's dry eye syndrome, and a new opinion is needed to determine if it is related to service.

The appeal regarding an earlier effective date for the addition of the Veteran's spouse, M., as a dependent has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 10, 2017 for the award of a 40 percent rating for temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism is denied. The Board found that it was not factually ascertainable that an increase occurred within the year prior to January 10, 2017.