Other conditions decisions — 2024

Your service connection claim for post-traumatic vision syndrome has already been granted, and you are now receiving a 20% rating. The Board cannot review this issue further as it is no longer under their jurisdiction.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including requesting a VA Form 21-8940 from the Veteran and adjudicating his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right knee disorder. The issue of entitlement to TDIU will be deferred until these issues are resolved.

The Veteran's ratings for right upper, lower extremity tremors and stooped posture were improperly reduced. The Board has remanded the cases to consider increased evaluations.

The Veteran's spouse withdrew their claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) due to scheduling issues, resulting in the dismissal of all appeals.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 12, 2014 for special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for regular aid and attendance since the Appellant was diagnosed with cancer in 2013. The SMP award is effective from that date.

The Veteran's claim to recognize D.W. as his child for additional dependency compensation was denied because there is no evidence of a formal adoption, and VA law does not allow for the recognition of a child in such circumstances.

The Board denied service connection for an abdominal disability, including inguinal and ventral hernias, finding that the current disabilities are not related to a transient in-service injury of muscle strain.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's restrictive lung disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's enhanced physiologic tremor is related to exposure to contaminated water from Camp Lejeune during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining an opinion on functional ankylosis of the right hand fingers.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims. The issues include ratings for various hip, ankle, and back conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have aggravated her urinary incontinence, allowing for the grant of service connection for cystitis (urinary incontinence) on a secondary basis.

The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including GERD and eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE), but denied service connection for glucose intolerance.

Service connection is granted for right and left upper extremity disabilities, but the claim for sleep apnea remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, to include follicular lymphoma, due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The evidence did not support a finding of herbicide agent exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's TDIU was restored through March 8, 2019. The case is remanded for further information regarding the Veteran's employment status.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to eligibility for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) and payment of dependency allowance for the Veteran's daughter, A. The RO is instructed to determine if the Veteran is eligible for CRDP and perform a paid and due audit of her military retirement payments and VA compensation payments from August 26, 2014 to December 25, 2015.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to inconsistent employment information and the need for further development, including obtaining SSA earnings statements.

The Veteran's right and left rotator cuff repair with degenerative changes have been restored to a 30 percent rating, effective April 12, 2018.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for an eye disability, thus the appeal is granted.