Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board denied the claim for service connection for spinal stenosis as secondary to the service-connected disability of Henoch-Schonlein purpura malaria due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no eligible parties have been substituted.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the January 2021 proposal to find the Veteran incompetent was not a final decision by VA and did not place the issue in appellate status.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring further examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current left foot hallux valgus is related to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer any case or controversy for the Board to consider due to a new legal finding that there was no misuse of VA funds by the fiduciary.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's kidney condition, including nephrotic syndrome and idiopathic glomerulonephritis, finding that his condition was incurred during service or is otherwise related to active-duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right hydrocele status post testicle infection and surgery, as well as the specific scar on his right testicle, has been granted. The decision also includes a grant of service connection for a 1 cm x 1 cm right testicle scar.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disability. The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an associated medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the propriety of recoupment of separation pay from VA compensation benefits as the September 2020 subsequent development letter was not a decision subject to appeal.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to adjudicate the merits of the case.

The Board has granted restoration of the Veteran's prior disability ratings for radiculopathy, right and left lower extremity (sciatic nerve) from November 12, 2019.,VA has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema, finding that the evidence does not support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by Emergency Medicine Specialists on May 7, 2018 due to a lack of adequate notice and incomplete record. The appellant must provide any decision letters and EOBs received from VA, as well as relevant VHA records dated after October 2018.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's service connection claim for head injury, including neurological/brain disorders, is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and there is no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran's benefits were properly adjusted during his incarceration and restored to their pre-incarceration levels effective the date of his release. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for a special apportionment from his VA disability compensation benefits to K.R., on behalf of their child, C.S., is dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's additional disabilities of left lower extremity disfiguration, muscle loss, drop foot, and nerve injuries are being remanded due to the VA Medical Center in Wyoming, Michigan discontinuing his Warfarin for a colonoscopy with polypectomy in January 2018. The Board will review the care provided by VA.

The Veteran's neck disorder is found to have begun during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.