Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain relevant medical records. The issues include seeking increased ratings for her service-connected great right toe disorders, including Morton's neuroma and Raynaud's syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for a right leg condition and a left leg condition as there is no evidence of a current disability other than the Veteran's already service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being remanded for additional development to consider the severity of his conditions, including autonomic dysfunction resulting in misperception of temperature sensation and left lower extremity dysesthesia with proprioception problems.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of the cost of treatment at a non-VA facility from February 8, 2015, to February 10, 2015, is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding the nature and amount of remaining balance for which VA can reimburse.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right elbow disorder as secondary to his service-connected left ulnar disability, finding that there is no indication from any competent source that the right elbow disability may be associated with service or that it is secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for recurrent vulvovaginitis and entitlement to a separate compensable rating for urinary frequency as secondary to recurrent vulvovaginitis due to compliance with instructions in the Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR).

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection claims related to CTS of the upper extremities and RLS of the lower extremities, including right and left knee disabilities. The appeal is dismissed as a result.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent since July 20, 2023. The right knee disability remains rated at 10 percent. Service connection for a cervical spine disability was denied.,Prior to July 20, 2023, the Veteran's patellofemoral pain syndrome with iliotibial band syndrome left knee had limited extension (to 10 degrees) and slight lateral instability. Since then, it has been rated at 10 percent for limitation of extension.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the VA Regional Office (RO) awarded burial benefits of $747.00 for burial expenses and $525.00 for transportation expenses. The Board denied entitlement to additional burial benefits as the appellant has already received amounts greater than what is allowable.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's penile condition is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's current septal perforation and residuals of a deviated septum, finding that these conditions were incurred in active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and extraschedular rating for right total knee replacement due to issues with procedural errors in the Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death, weight loss, and GI issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient evidence in the prior VA examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left hip disorder, which he contends was incurred during his active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not incur any additional disability due to VA treatment, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied for bilateral leg conditions.

The Board has ordered additional development as there was not substantial compliance with the mandates of the August 2022 remand order. The claim must be remanded for further efforts to obtain service treatment records and personnel records from various sources.