Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board denied the Appellant's request to reopen her DIC claim for cause of death and service connection for cause of death, finding no new or material evidence that relates the Veteran's cause of death to his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence regarding the Appellant's service and the need for clarification. The appeal will be reviewed again with additional requests for verification of service.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment in the amount of $12,082.53 resulting from educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's skin disability, claimed as skin irritation to the face and neck. The examiner is asked to determine if the Veteran has a current skin disability of the face and/or neck, and whether it is at least as likely as not related to service or in-service findings for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, T.G.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a deviated nasal septum and TMJ disability due to insufficient evidence of record. The Veteran is entitled to VA examinations to determine the likely etiology of his conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and evaluations related to squamous cell carcinoma, Grover's disease, a painful and unstable facial scar, and head, face, and neck scars. The appeal is moot due to the grant of an earlier effective date in October 2023.

Prior to September 30, 2018, the Veteran's service-connected cardiomegaly did not meet the criteria for a higher rating on an extraschedular basis.,From September 30, 2018, the Veteran's chronic congestive heart failure met the criteria for a 100% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to obtain medical records. The Veteran's cause of death is being reviewed, with a focus on determining if his sepsis was caused by an infection from either his right knee replacement or back surgery.

The Veteran's right hip disability was granted a 20% rating for the period from September 1, 2017 to December 9, 2020.

The Veteran's service connection claim for severe anemia is denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not show a causal relationship between her in-service caesarean section and her current diagnosis of overactive bladder syndrome, which she contends was caused by her in-service surgery.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Fort Gordon, which is necessary for determining whether he was exposed to herbicide agents and thus potentially eligible for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's periods of Active Duty Training (ADT) and Inactive Duty Training (IDT). The AOJ is instructed to obtain the necessary records to determine when the Veteran had ADT or IDT service from February 2000 to February 2001.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and adjudication of service connection claims for history of strokes and right eye disability. The claim will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bladder condition but remanded the issue of abdominal pain due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's Graves' disease, specifically addressing his July 1994 ACDUTRA period and whether his symptoms led to a diagnosis of Graves' disease.

The Veteran's left tibia fracture resulted in painful or limited motion, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on flexion or extension limitations. The Board denied an increased rating as his condition does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Veteran's divorce from the appellant occurred before his death, and as a result, she cannot be recognized as his surviving spouse for purposes of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). The Board denied her claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on July 9, 2018, as the episode was not an emergency and no prior authorization was provided.

The Veteran's prostate disability was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hip total arthroplasty, and there is no evidence of a current bladder disability.,Service connection for both prostate disability and bladder disability has been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.