Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clarification from the previous medical opinion regarding the Veteran's symptoms during service and their relation to his death. The claim will be reconsidered with additional evidence considered.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, who died in October 2022. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim as it is moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia and neuritis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right index finger fracture prior to April 13, 2018, finding that the evidence supported this rating due to painful motion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information provided by the Veteran regarding his eligibility for a waiver of overpayment. The Veteran was not given an opportunity to submit a completed VA Form 5655, which is required for determining financial hardship.

The Veteran's appeal for restoration of educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is denied as she was not enrolled in a course within 120 days before its closure.

The Board has granted service connection for multinodular goiter due to herbicide exposure and for osteoporosis as secondary to the service-connected multinodular goiter, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran needs further medical opinions from an independent orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon regarding his left heel disability and left leg length discrepancy.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and will ensure that the Appellant's correct mailing address is verified. The AOJ must also provide information on how to appoint a VA power of attorney, send the Appellant new letters asking for specific expenses details, and readjudicate her claim for death pension benefits.

The Board has determined that a new comprehensive opinion is necessary to ensure an informed decision on the issue of service connection for skin conditions, as well as compliance with VA's duty to assist. The matter is being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation. The issues include bilateral pes planus, left knee condition, right knee condition, left hip condition, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and sleep apnea.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for limitation of extension and abduction of the right and left thighs prior to August 4, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bruxism is granted as the condition began in service and has continued since.

The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of spina bifida in the appellant's medical records, and her symptoms are better explained by other conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's colorectal cancer, including whether it was caused by in-service exposure to herbicide agents and/or a reported exposure to strange dust following a hemorrhoid procedure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives regarding the Veteran's left elbow disability. The Veteran needs a new examination to provide retrospective estimates of his range of motion during flare-ups.

The Veteran's penile papules were rated at 10 percent prior to August 7, 2023. From that date, the rating was increased to 30 percent due to systemic therapy with doxycycline for more than six weeks over a 12-month period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, finding that there was no causal relationship between her stroke and the exposure.

The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.