Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions have been denied. Effective dates earlier than September 28, 2018, are not granted.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for survivor's pension benefits effective March 1, 2018 due to her income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR).

The Veteran's claims for essential tremor, dysphonia, and dysarthria are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding their etiology. The VA will also obtain a PACT Act examination if applicable.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Moyamoya disease is granted on a direct basis, with the condition being related to her in-service exposure to burn pits. The decision covers the entire period of appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, the Veteran's surviving spouse.

The Board denied service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) as there is no evidence to support a relationship between the Veteran's BPH and his active duty, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in medical opinions and need for further verification of service periods. The Veteran's right testicle disorder is being reviewed again to determine if it is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate examination reports and opinions, as well as missing records related to the Veteran's deployments. Addendum opinions are needed regarding the bilateral foot fungus and rash of hands, and a determination on whether the knee disorders are secondary to varicose veins.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the effective date for service connection of groin tendonitis with limited hip extension and flexion, bilaterally. The Veteran's representative argues that VA failed to obtain relevant service treatment records during his out-processing period in Denver.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any current liver disorders, as well as whether they are related to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's disabilities manifested by limited movement of the right and left hands are granted as secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine. His left lower extremity neurological symptoms remain at a 20% rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and other specified trauma and stress-related disorder with adjustment-like disorder are denied. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep disorder, GERD, headache disorder, and an increased rating for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for blindness in his left eye as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The decision also grants entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on blindness without light perception in both eyes due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for right and left foot conditions due to insufficient examination findings. The Veteran's representative argues that his duties as a master-at-arms in the Navy contributed to his foot conditions, which were not adequately addressed by the August 2020 VA examiner.

The Board has determined that the matter of assigning an earlier effective date for a previously granted increased apportionment of VA benefits to appellant on behalf of child M.F. is remanded due to procedural deficiencies and the need for clarification regarding incomplete NODs.

The Veteran's neurologic abnormalities related to bowel and bladder complaints are not associated with his service-connected lumbar spine disability.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating under Diagnostic Code 8520.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development, including a lack of service dental records and an examination. The Veteran's loss of teeth is being evaluated for its relation to service.

The appeal for VA educational assistance benefits is being remanded due to the lack of a complete record. The RO must update the educational appeal file with all relevant documents and locate any missing records.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the RO granted service connection for right foot arthritis and a right elbow strain with limitation of extension during the pendency of this appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and a need for additional medical opinions based on newly obtained private treatment records.