Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's lung nodules and his presumed exposure to burn pits in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's authorized representative has withdrawn the appeal, so it is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, and bladder cancer due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's eustachian tube dysfunction is found to have started during her military service and continues to cause symptoms. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's spouse was removed as his fiduciary due to various issues, and the Board has ordered a new field examination to determine if she is suitable for this role.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's onychomycosis, a fungal infection. The VA examiner was instructed to consider in-service treatment for ingrown toenails and articles from Harvard Health and Mayo Clinic.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to VA medical treatment of clostridium difficile, finding that the Veteran's condition was not proximate to carelessness or fault on the part of VA.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology and aggravation of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, which is related to his service-connected right eye chronic pinguecula and conjunctivitis. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine the current nature and etiology of his bilateral eye disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for schizoaffective disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a total disability rating plus 60 percent rating, or by being permanently housebound by reason of service-connected disabilities due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons and bases for denying TDIU prior to March 30, 2009. The Veteran submitted new evidence which must be considered by the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case as they are no longer alive.

The Board has decided the case and is remanding it for further action due to outstanding medical records and need for a new opinion on the cause of liver disease.

The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of DIC is dismissed due to the Appellant's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for tremors/ataxia of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's bilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca is granted a 20 percent disability rating, but no higher. The Veteran's right and left lower extremity shin splints are each granted a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye amblyopia, finding that it is a congenital defect and not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the overpayment of Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill education assistance benefits, finding that recovery would result in undue financial hardship to the Veteran and applying the standards of equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to outstanding Social Security Administration records that may apply to the claim on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a rib disability, finding that the Veteran did not have a current rib disability and that his in-service injury was a rib contusion rather than a fracture.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's syncope and orthostatic hypotension and his service, including exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water.