Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral eye disabilities, finding that there is not an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence to support the claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's loss of visual acuity during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an unresolved issue with a lower back disorder, and will now focus on deciding service connection for a neurogenic bladder.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his cause of death. The case is returned for further development and an opinion from a cardiologist.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of laryngeal cancer, finding that the disability does not warrant a rating higher than the already assigned 10 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case for another medical opinion due to conflicting opinions from a VA ophthalmologist. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from his July 2013 right eye cataract surgery.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and potential service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The Veteran died from cardio-respiratory arrest and sepsis, with underlying conditions including pneumonia and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

The Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism is found to have caused or aggravated his osteopenia of the left femoral head. The issue of whether it also caused or aggravated his back disability remains pending and will be remanded for further examination.

The April 2014 rating decision denied service connection for transitional cell carcinoma of ureter. The appellant did not timely file a notice of disagreement (NOD) contesting this decision.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's glaucoma and identifying the pathologic process responsible for his decreased visual acuity and visual field loss. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury as there is no evidence of current disability and the Veteran's present migraine headaches precede her in-service head injury.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and the Board does not have jurisdiction over the claim until the AOJ makes a determination on substitution eligibility.

The Board has remanded the claim due to deficiencies in the February 2015 VA ankle conditions examination findings and for obtaining additional treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU due to issues with her left nostril disability, migraine-related vestibulopathy, atypical neuralgia, and left eye corneal involvement. Additional development is needed including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether his conditions are related to service-connected disabilities. The claims will be further developed to address these issues.

The Board has determined that the VA did not fully comply with its previous remand instructions and is therefore remanding the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he withdrew the appeal regarding his left leg disability and requested to pursue an appeal for his right leg disability instead.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye disability is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's right and left foot strains have been rated at 20 percent since May 26, 2021. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to challenges regarding the validity of the overpayment amount and the waiver claim. The Veteran's incarceration period at a half-way house needs to be recalculated, and the VA Committee on Waivers and Compromises will review the updated information.