Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of the Veteran's dental treatment records from private providers, including Dr. Farshin Farokhian DDS.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for syncope as there is no current diagnosis of this condition, and the evidence does not show a chronic disability related to service.

The Board has remanded the issue of reducing the Veteran's VA compensation benefits due to his incarceration from December 1, 2008, to April 9, 2010. The AOJ needs to make reasonable attempts to verify the dates the Veteran was in transitional housing following his incarceration.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to incomplete records and a need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's HPV or herpes infection was caused by contaminated instruments used during her October 2004 colonoscopy or January 2012 hemorrhoidectomy at the Houston VAMC.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a sleeping disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding his service connection. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain an etiology opinion addressing the Veteran's sleeping disorder, considering his military environmental exposures in Kuwait and Afghanistan.

The Veteran's recurrent urethritis is rated at a 60 percent rating from September 20, 2018 to September 9, 2019.

The Board has determined that the AOJ did not consider whether a TDIU could be assigned on an extraschedular basis and has therefore remanded the case for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinus tachycardia is granted. The Board also finds that the Veteran's costochondritis warrants a rating in excess of 0 percent, but remands to obtain an examination and medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hiatal hernia and related conditions. The VA is instructed to obtain additional records, including private treatment records, and provide a new VA examination to determine if the hiatal hernia had its onset during service or is otherwise etiologically related.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for initial compensable ratings for right lung pneumothorax residuals and left lung pneumothorax residuals before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's incontinence, which may be related to service or other conditions.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for a higher disability rating for her feeding or eating disorder, which was granted by the RO in December 2016. The Board has now dismissed this issue as withdrawn.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for CFS is granted, but he does not have a current diagnosis and the evidence does not support his assertion that his symptoms are related to service. The initial rating for left foot fracture remains denied.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain information about the Veteran's income from SSA, as VA has a duty to assist in obtaining this information.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development and readjudication, including a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's skin disability. The issue is being considered under presumptive service connection based on exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and incomplete records search. The Veteran's lung tumor residuals are being reviewed again for a new opinion considering all claimed exposures.

The Board dismissed the appeal because a full waiver of the $8,452.40 overpayment was granted and no further action is needed.

The Veteran's claim for a higher nonservice-connected pension in excess of $2,120 per month was denied because he was already receiving the maximum pension rate for a veteran in need of aid and attendance with one dependent.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development regarding his right foot disability, specifically addressing whether he has metatarsalgia and hammertoes of the right foot that are related to his service-connected heloma durum. The case will be readjudicated based on this additional information.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating of 10 percent for his left heel spur was denied. The Board found that the disability did not meet criteria for a higher rating as it is not moderately severe or severe, and there were no residuals from previous surgery.