Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the cases due to failure to schedule VA examinations as directed in prior remands. The Veteran's right elbow disability and cyst condition are being reviewed for service connection.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for his left middle finger disability as a freestanding claim, finding that it is not permissible under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded two issues for further development: service connection for left achilles tendonitis and service connection for residuals of a left clavicle fracture as secondary to service-connected Parkinson's disease. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which the Board finds requires additional medical opinions due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board denied DIC, death pension benefits, and accrued benefits as the appellant is an adult child who cannot be considered a proper recipient for these benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and needs a new opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has denied service connection for presbyopia and refractive error (claimed as bilateral eyes) due to lack of aggravation during service. The claim for seasonal allergic conjunctivitis and cataracts (claimed as bilateral eyes) is remanded, along with the claims for right lower extremity radiculopathy and lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative changes.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for clarification of a medical opinion. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with additional evidence and an updated VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's low back disability was restored to a 40 percent rating from June 1, 2015. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the Veteran's competency to handle his VA funds, and whether he wants a hearing or SDP.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to an earlier effective date than November 16, 2010, for awards of service connection for hypertensive retinopathy of both eyes and right hip osteitis condenscens ilii are denied as there is no legal basis for assigning such an earlier effective date.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 1, 2022. The Board dismissed the case as a result.

Your claim for TDIU has already been decided and granted. The current appeal is about the effective date of your TDIU, which was previously addressed in a separate Board decision.

Your appeals for specially adapted housing, special home adaptation, and increased Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his requests for a hearing and appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient data for calculating the Veteran's overpayment and waiver claims. The Veteran needs to clarify his challenges regarding the number of UTAs executed during FYs 2011 to 2016, as well as the amount of overpayment based on these UTAs.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral cataracts, pterygium, and dry eye syndrome. The conditions are considered to be directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's right thumb DJD is currently rated at 20 percent disabling, but the Board finds no basis for a higher rating in excess of this current rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral bunions and a left foot callus due to insufficient medical opinion regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and examination of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including their impact on his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and additional development is required to ensure compliance with contested claims procedures.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a shell fragment wound to Muscle Group XVII was granted with an effective date of June 24, 1977. The Veteran had previously filed his original claim on that same day.