Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to October 28, 2011 for the award of service connection for esophageal stricture has been withdrawn. The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected lower extremity neuropathies cause him to require care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.,The effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility is denied as the Veteran does not meet other criteria and the 100% evaluation was in effect since February 5, 2016.

The Board has remanded the case due to an insufficient VA examination, requiring a supplemental opinion on whether the Veteran's current TMJ is incurred in or due to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder and allergies, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claims. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left arm disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between his current condition and his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for cranial nerve V and VII paralysis (claimed as facial twitch) and remanded the issues of a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's disability rating for residuals of a gunshot wound to the back with damage to Muscle Group XX was granted at 40 percent effective from March 10, 2012. A higher rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for left leg swelling and bilateral foot swelling due to a failure without good cause to report for VA examinations. The Veteran was not notified of the scheduled examination, and there are errors in the Centralized Admin Accounting Transactions System (CAATS).

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has decided the case is on appeal and remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hand disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development regarding whether the appellant's injuries occurred in line of duty during active military service.

The Board has decided that the change in the Veteran's Means Test eligibility category from copay exempt to copay required for income year 2016 was not proper and has ordered a remand to obtain missing documents.

The Board has remanded the claim for a psychotic disorder, to include schizoaffective disorder, due to the need for a VA medical opinion. The Veteran contends that his current condition is related to service, but there are conflicting records regarding when and how his condition began.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further action due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's employment and business activities, which may have been fraudulent.

The Board has decided the case is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his fingertip amputation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current right hip disability is related to his in-service injury, which he now believes was actually a right hip injury. The VA must provide an addendum opinion addressing this issue.

The Board denied DIC benefits because the appellant and the Veteran were ceremonially married in April 2017, which occurred more than 15 years after the Veteran's separation from service. The marriage was not considered valid due to Florida's abolition of common-law marriages effective January 1, 1968.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of her chronic UTI disability and for consideration of an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Epstein-Barr, finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to his active military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye peripheral retinal degeneration. The right collar bone condition and bilateral hand numbness claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.