Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his back disability, as well as TDIU. The current rating for the right scapular lesion and related lymph node dissections remains denied.

The Veteran's motion to withdraw his claims regarding earlier effective dates for numbness of the upper and lower extremities was dismissed as he had withdrawn them himself.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete or absent service medical records, and new VA examinations are required.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at 50 percent from May 7, 2010 to January 3, 2019.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a cognitive disability, but the case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding urinary incontinence. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition (claimed as chronic cough) due to asbestos exposure, finding that the evidence does not support a diagnosis of any respiratory disability related to service or asbestos exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that his current sleep impairment is already contemplated in his assigned rating for his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient opinions regarding his genitourinary disorder and allergies. The case will be returned for further review.

The Board has not received the necessary information and documentation from the appellant to make a decision on his accrued benefits claim. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions obtained have not fully addressed the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip trochanteric bursitis and left hip trochanteric bursitis. The Board finds it necessary to remand these issues due to incomplete examination reports.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia, finding that there is no evidence linking his leukemia to in-service exposures and denying the claim.

The Veteran's esophagus cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service. The cause of death, metastatic esophageal cancer, is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for an immune or autoimmune disorder and a nutritional disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in prior decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for left eye central corneal opacity but has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin condition, to include seborrheic keratosis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left-hand index finger tenosynovitis, increased rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with left foot posterior calcaneal spur prior to November 9, 2020 and thereafter, and TDIU due to inextricably intertwined issues. Further development is required as the medical opinions provided are inadequate.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by left upper quadrant pain due to an undiagnosed illness, as his symptoms have existed for more than six months and cannot be attributed to any known clinical diagnosis.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board denied both his claim for service connection for the cause of his death and his DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and further evaluation of his condition.