Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Veteran met the criteria for Level 3 PCAFC benefits prior to August 2017.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increase in rating for chronic adjustment disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for back tendonitis due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination. The examiner will be asked to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his active service, including a reported jeep accident in 1976.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in guidance provided by the Department of the Navy regarding payment of a 'kicker' under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural deficiencies involving simultaneously contested claims, including sending of documents to the wrong address and missing evidence from the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case to clarify whether the Veteran's spina bifida, a congenital defect, was subject to superimposed disease or injury during service that resulted in additional disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left ilio-inguinal nerve condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic lumbar strain. The issue of an initial compensable rating for epididymitis with left hydrocele was denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity numbness and tingling, finding that the Veteran's disabilities are not related to active service or secondary to a service-connected disease or injury.,Secondary service connection was also denied as there is no evidence linking the current disabilities to any service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanation regarding the Veteran's part-time janitorial work and a need for further development of evidence regarding his marginal employment prior to April 16, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability on a secondary basis, but has remanded the issue of service connection for urinary urgency.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's post thoracotomy right intercostal neuritis, finding that it meets the criteria for severe incomplete paralysis of the radial nerve.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct relationship between his current condition and his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his left third metacarpal arthritis was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded and may be considered under extraschedular criteria.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of neurofibromatosis was dismissed due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot tailor's bunion, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral cataract, finding that the Veteran's condition was not caused or aggravated by his military service or any related conditions.

The Veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions or toxic exposures.,The Board found that the cause of death (pulmonary fibrosis, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation) is less likely than not related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for neurological disabilities of the left and right lower extremities have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board's decision to remand the TDIU claim for November 3, 2005, to October 23, 2008 is due to an error in requesting salary information through an Income Verification Match (IVM) process. The Veteran has provided employment history but further verification of income during this period is needed.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in not requesting updated income and dependent information during the appeal period. The Veteran should be asked to provide household income, marital status information, and documentation for the entire appeal period of August 2012 to May 2021.