Other conditions decisions — 2024

Service connection for hyperhidrosis is granted.,Service connection for right foot, left knee, and right knee conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from the Veteran's basic training period at Ft. Dix, New Jersey.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for Sjogren's syndrome, a bilateral eye disorder (dry eyes), and a dental disorder. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the prior remand directives and thus, the case is being remanded for further development. Specifically, a new medical opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's left leg amputation was proximately caused by or aggravated by VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion in the previous denial of service connection for a bilateral eye disorder. The Veteran's lay testimony and STRs are considered, but further examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia. The Veteran needs additional VA examination and opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further consideration due to new evidence being added after certification of the appeal to the Board.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits, including DIC and death pension, due to a lack of qualifying service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of a broken right middle finger has been denied. The issue of service connection for an auditory disorder to include left ear tinnitus is remanded and will be reconsidered once the pending claim is decided.

Service connection is granted for paresthesias, pain, and numbness in the digits of the right hand secondary to a service-connected burn injury.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete evidence, including a TERA memorandum. The Veteran's claim for service connection for left tonsil squamous cell carcinoma or residuals is being returned for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's gout. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his gout, which he claims was caused by his active service in Vietnam.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of a bacterial infection, including brucellosis or CPE, at any time during the pendency or in close proximity to filing the service connection claim. The Veteran's symptoms were attributed to other conditions such as thyroid issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current ureter disorder and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim. Therefore, service connection for a ureter disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasoning in a previous VA opinion and the need for an updated medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's pulmonary vascular disease, including whether it is related to service-connected OSA and lung disability or toxic exposures.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an effective date prior to June 3, 2018, for the award of Total Disability Evaluation Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development to ensure substantial compliance with prior remand directives, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether his irritable bowel syndrome and headaches are separate and distinct manifestations of his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's panic disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective October 24, 2022. Ratings for his lumbar disorder and lower extremity radiculopathies are granted.

The Veteran's service-connected sternum fracture residuals are rated at a minimum of 10 percent, due to residual pain and degenerative joint disease. The Board found that the disability limits activities of daily living including lifting, pulling, pushing, sexual activity, and heavy breathing.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 due to VA treatment of a decubitus ulcer is dismissed because the appellant died during the appeal process.