Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The issues of entitlement to service connection for neck, left hip, right hip, right leg, left leg, right foot, and left foot disorders are now before the Board.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bruxism is being remanded due to the addition of VA treatment records since the April 2017 SOC. The AOJ needs to consider these records in their readjudication.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right upper extremity neurologic disability, specifically considering all potential exposures.

The Board has referred the case for consideration of extraschedular referral due to TDIU, as the proper standard was not applied in a previous decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of treatment records and incomplete medical opinions. The Veteran is requested to provide any missing records, including dental records, and a VA examination will be scheduled.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence, and the Veteran's cardiac disorders are less likely than not related to service.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's pancreatic cancer was caused by his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for varicocele and chronic scrotal pain, likely neuropathic origin is granted. However, the matter of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent remains pending as it requires further evidentiary development.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of establishing entitlement to DIC benefits, finding that she entered into a marriage ceremony without knowledge of its legal validity and cohabitated with the Veteran until his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left scapula condition, which is related to a motor vehicle accident during service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for lupus has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her lupus.

The Veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a prostate biopsy performed in January 2013, alleging that 'dirty' instruments were used resulting in an E. coli infection with urinary bleeding and discomfort. The Board finds insufficient evidence to determine if the proximate cause was VA care or treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination regarding range of motion testing, specifically focusing on pain with weight-bearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides at Eglin AFB and an insufficient medical opinion regarding his progressive supranuclear palsy and muscular disorder. The AOJ is instructed to complete these tasks before further adjudication.

The Veteran's liver disorder is remanded for further examination and opinion, including consideration of service-connected hypertension and/or PTSD medication. The issue will be decided based on the evidence presented.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability, finding that his condition did not originate in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left foot pain. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his left foot pain, which had previously been shown as bilateral foot pain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for typhoid fever is denied. The appeal for increased disability ratings for back strain from April 22, 2016 to August 3, 2020 and from August 3, 2020 is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and unclear service connection determination for patent foramen ovale.

The Board denied service connection for vitiligo, finding that the condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.