Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has ordered the VA to contact the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) to determine the number of training days performed by the Veteran in Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004. The case is being remanded for this purpose.

The Board has decided that the effective date for a 10% rating for residuals of a small sore inside the right ear should be May 1, 2015. The Veteran disagrees with this decision and needs to file an SOC with the RO.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete financial information and conflicting statements regarding child support. The appellant and Veteran need to provide updated financial information, including income and expense reports, as well as records of child support payments received from the Veteran or payment history for the period from October 2008 to present.

The Board has remanded the case due to an issue regarding the effective date of dependency and indemnity compensation benefits prior to July 25, 2014. The exact date when the Secretary of VA was notified of the Veteran's death is unclear.

The Veteran's right hand, long finger laceration with contracture is rated as 10 percent disabling, the maximum schedular rating for limitation of motion of the long finger.,There is no evidence to support a compensable rating for residual scar, long finger laceration associated with right hand, long finger laceration with contracture.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for her left lower extremity disability, to include left drop foot and/or neurological condition, is remanded due to the need for additional development of her VA treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and other toxic exposures in determining whether his stroke is related to service.

The Veteran's spouse is not eligible for DEA benefits under Chapter 35 prior to April 5, 2017 as the claim was submitted more than one year after the effective date of eligibility.

The Veteran's Restless Leg Syndrome is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder and left lower extremity radiculopathy. Effective July 31, 2007, the Veteran has also been awarded TDIU.

Your claims for service connection for neurological conditions of your right and left hands have been dismissed because a separate decision already addressed these issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for increased ratings, earlier effective dates, and new and material evidence claims in various areas of her service-connected disabilities. The decision also remanded several issues related to her service connection claims.

The Board denied separate ratings for bladder and bowel disabilities associated with service-connected lumbar strain, finding the evidence against such claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence from the PACT Act requiring a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, which may be related to his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a TIA and an eye disability, finding that additional development is needed due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as it found that removing his former spouse R. from his compensation award and adding his current spouse S. was proper, based on timely notification of dependency changes.

The Board has decided the increased rating claim for fallopian tube adhesion and has remanded both the new service connection claims and the initial rating claim due to lack of AOJ consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the need for medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed ulcer and rashes conditions, which are presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Veteran's initial increased ratings for right knee disability, back disability, and left shoulder disability have been denied by the Board. The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent disabling since November 12, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for a heart-related disability and carotid artery disease, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a rectal/anus disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset in service and is not otherwise related to service.