Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Veteran's bladder and gynecological disabilities are being remanded for further development to determine their relationship to her military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for nerve disabilities of the right and left lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding in-service exposure to toxic chemicals or truck driving.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his right hip strain, abduction, adduction, and rotation due to limited range of motion and pain. The Veteran was already receiving a separate 10% rating for limitation of extension.

The Board dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for myositis as the appellant requested a withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the appellant's claim of being the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits.

Service connection for emphysema and constrictive bronchiolitis is granted. The Board also remanded the claims of service connection for memory loss and fatigue, but did not provide a rating or effective date.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's flat foot, status post repair of torn extensor tendon, effective from when the appeal was filed.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized non-VA medical expenses incurred from July 31, 2016 to August 5, 2016 by Tampa Bay Radiology Associates was denied because the claim was filed outside of the 90-day timely filing limitation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an aid and attendance allowance for her spouse, finding that there was no evidence showing that her spouse required regular aid and assistance due to his disabilities.

The Veteran's eye disorder, diagnosed as posterior capsular opacity and bilateral cataracts, was not incurred in service. The Board found no evidence linking the current condition to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for leukopenia and found that it is related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. However, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition, including dry eye syndrome and pinguecula, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to in-service injuries or diseases.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of loss of use of extremities, blindness in both eyes, or other qualifying conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether his colon cancer is related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board is remanding the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and a need for additional medical opinions on the cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for a skin condition, finding that the evidence did not support a link between current skin disabilities and service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) as it did not manifest in service and is not otherwise related to the Veteran's service, including exposure to tactical herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for essential tremors, including as due to toxic exposure, is remanded. The Board finds new and material evidence in the form of VA treatment records from December 2015 and February 2016, which indicate a current diagnosis of essential tremors. A TERA specific examination is required given the Veteran's explicit claim for chemical exposure as the cause of his tremors.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate September 2021 VA medical opinion, and a new opinion is needed regarding the relationship between the Veteran's skin disability, including seborrheic keratosis, and service-connected vitiligo.

The Veteran's foot fungal condition is related to his active service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.