Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right leg disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence to be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates because he did not file a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with the December 2022 rating decision that granted service connection and assigned effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability, finding that the Veteran's disability was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further review due to new evidence and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right leg for the period from March 28, 2011 (the effective date of the award of service connection) to October 9, 2016. The Veteran needs to undergo another VA examination to provide this information.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a genitourinary disability, other than service-connected circumcision with erectile dysfunction and service-connected penile rash. The appeal is remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's current conditions.

The Veteran's skin disability is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board has determined that a rating of 60 percent is warranted for the entire period on appeal due to constant or near-constant systemic therapy including corticosteroids required over the past 12-month period.

The Board denied the appellant's notice of disagreement regarding a May 2015 rating decision denying service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of timely receipt, and found that VA's regular mailing practices were followed. The PACT Act was also mentioned as potentially relevant to future DIC claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and providing an addendum opinion regarding whether VA care caused additional disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current Dupuytren's contracture is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has granted service connection for immune thrombocarpnia purpura (ITP) and remanded the issue of service connection for polycythemia due to exposure to herbicide agents during active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left arm impairment, residuals of fracture of the left radius and ulna (minor), and left forearm limitation of flexion are being remanded due to incomplete evaluations in prior examinations.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was valid and not solely due to administrative error, as there were multiple reports of incarceration provided by the Veteran.

The appeals for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grants have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing private treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for inguinal hernia, which he believes is related to herbicide exposure during service, will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for chronic gastritis and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records, a new examination, and consideration of the Veteran's symptoms since his last VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of tremors in both upper extremities and entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 1, 2011 have been denied.,The Veteran was found not to meet the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin lesion on his back was reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence, including a private medical opinion linking the condition to his military service, raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,Service connection was also granted for jungle rot (claimed as cellulitis), but the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of this condition.