Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination.

The Board has granted service connection for hair loss, bilateral lower extremity balance issues, blood clots in the legs, upper right and left extremity nerve disorders, and concentration difficulties as they are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating issues related to his eye condition, right index finger disability, PFB, and right thumb injury residuals is being remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions.,Additional development is needed as the VA examiners did not address all aspects of the claims, including the Veteran's reports regarding exposure to gunpowder during service.

The Veteran's overpayment debt due to incarceration is being remanded for further adjudication as the effective date of the retroactive reduction in benefits was recently adjusted.

The Veteran was granted four clothing allowances for the benefit year 2023 due to Public Law 117-328, which allows veterans who received a clothing allowance in previous years to continue receiving them without reapplying annually. The Veteran's claim is therefore granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left and right foot conditions, finding that his symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected recurrent furunculosis is rated as noncompensable, as the condition affects less than 5 percent of his entire body and none of his exposed areas. He requires no topical therapy or systemic treatment for his ingrown toenails.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 1, 2019 for the termination of the apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits. This decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran was providing reasonable support to his dependent children C.C. and D.C.

The Veteran's appeal of the proposed reduction in his herniated nucleus pulposus L5-S1 rating was dismissed as there was no final determination on the matter.

The Veteran's daughter, T., was removed from his award effective August 1, 2022. The Board found that the removal of T. from the Veteran's award is correct and granted additional dependency benefits for T. starting January 2023.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, right hand arthritis, and left hand arthritis. Service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is also granted. The claim for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to a service-connected low back condition remains pending.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia disability, effective from the date of the appeal. The maximum schedular rating under DC 7338 is assigned.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for left and right hip disorders due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's hip disorders are claimed as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran is seeking to appeal a denial of entitlement to payment for the cost of an ambulance ride from the West Arizona Regional Medical Center (WARMC) to a 'rehab facility for Physical Therapy in Lake Havasu City.' The Board has decided to remand this claim due to lack of clarity regarding the date of the second ambulance ride and potential OHI coverage.

The Veteran's laryngeal cancer residuals are rated at 30 percent from April 1, 2014. Dysphagia is also rated at 30 percent separately.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 USC 1151 is being remanded due to a pre-decisional error regarding the consent documentation for his October 2016 laser retinopexy at the Chicago, Illinois VA Medical Center.

The appeal is denied as the non-VA medical services provided on January 4, 2021 were not authorized by VA and thus no legal basis for payment exists.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to a procedural error in not considering the Veteran's exposure claims during the hearing and submission period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for CLL on bases other than the PACT Act was denied. The Board also remanded his tinnitus claim.