Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding the nature and severity of the Veteran's bilateral stress fractures of the heels. The AOJ is also instructed to assist the Veteran in filing a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability secondary to his foot disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of substance abuse disorder as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition has been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing the appeal.

The Board previously denied the claim for TDIU, and after a remand by the Court, the case is being sent back to the AOJ for further consideration of new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating of her allergic rhinitis due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to address whether a separate rating for sinusitis is warranted.

The Board denied service connection for a left eye disability and right homonymous hemianopsia, finding no evidence of onset or causation in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a partial increase in rating for right elbow condition and failure to address the issue of a higher than 10 percent rating. The Veteran is advised to file a statement of the case regarding this matter.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 31, 2017 for SMC based on aid and attendance was denied as there is no evidence of a prior formal or informal claim submitted before July 26, 2022.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia disorder, finding that his current diagnosis of insomnia disorder is related to his military service and resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his herpes simplex, type 2 is being remanded due to the need for clarification on whether his antiviral medication (Valacyclovir) constitutes systemic therapy.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant withdrew their appeal in November 2023.

The Board has granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant (the Veteran's then spouse) for the period from September 2022 to December 2022, in the amount of the dependency allowance paid.

The Board found that the Veteran was in receipt of military drill pay for 44 days during Fiscal Year 2020, which led to a reduction in his VA disability compensation benefits. The appeal is denied as the withholding of VA disability compensation due to concurrent receipt of VA compensation and military drill pay was proper.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for mantle cell lymphoma is remanded due to the need for clarification of his condition status and severity.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right elbow epicondylitis as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or onset, and the condition does not have a link to service.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his bilateral hand and foot cold injury residuals with Raynaud's disease are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected healed chip fracture, left talus, is being remanded for a new examination to determine the current severity of his disability.

The Board has revised the March 1973 rating decision to grant service connection for flat foot and bunion of the right foot due to clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's pre-existing condition worsened during service.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for liver cancer due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, as it requires additional development and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's deviated septum, status post-nasal reconstruction, is due to his active service and grants the claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to VHA overturning its initial denial and approving the non-VA dental care provided by BED on July 14, 2020.