Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's colorectal cancer is related to his presumed Agent Orange exposure and service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a waiver of an overpayment debt in the amount of $5,554.08 due to lack of equity and good conscience, as his failure to notify the RO about his upcoming UTAs was the sole cause of the overpayment.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bone loss of the upper and lower maxillary and mandibular ridge was denied, as there is no evidence that his condition began during service or is otherwise etiologically related to service. The claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition secondary to non-service-connected bone loss of the maxillary and mandibular ridge was also denied due to lack of direct or presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the service connection for esophageal and pancreatic cancers, which are not listed as presumptive diseases related to herbicide exposure. The VA is instructed to provide a new opinion based on this particular Veteran's case.

The Board has decided to remand the DIC claim based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to incomplete records. The appellant needs to provide her complete service treatment records and military personnel records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left abducens palsy, entitlement to a TDIU from December 6, 2012, to September 7, 2014, and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for abducens palsy of the cranial nerve V due to incomplete development. The Veteran's claims are remanded for additional examinations and development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's inflammatory bowel disease, diagnosed as ulcerative colitis, finding that it began in service and continues to this day.

The Board has granted effective dates of April 3, 2019 for the Veteran's ratings for left elbow limitation of flexion and pronation.

The Veteran's chancroid residuals including lymphadenopathy have been rated as noncompensable throughout the appellate period. The Board has remanded this issue for further development, including obtaining updated examinations to rate the disability under a more appropriate diagnostic code.

The Veteran's right eye vision loss is being remanded for a VA medical opinion to address whether the proximate cause of his vision loss was reasonably foreseeable or due to carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of VA in performing the procedures.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and service personnel records related to the appellant's discharge upgrade application.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development of evidence, particularly regarding the etiology of conjunctivitis and blepharitis. The Veteran's service records indicate eye treatment but no specific diagnosis of conjunctivitis or blepharitis during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a gynecological disability due to incomplete records and an inadequate examiner opinion. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a cervix injury she experienced in service, which resulted in chronic gynecological problems.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a temporary total evaluation due to CRPS and TDIU. The Veteran will need to provide authorization for release of private treatment records and attend a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied service connection for chronic back strain, idiopathic structure scoliosis is granted. The Board has determined that a VA examination should be scheduled to determine if the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated during service or directly related to service.

The appeal for TDIU was dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because he did not submit the necessary VA Form 21-8940 within one year of being requested to do so.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the bilateral lower extremities is reopened, and the issue is remanded for further evaluation.