Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to address the etiology of the Veteran's joint pain and its relationship to service-connected disabilities, as well as whether any current joint pain is related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder is rated at 70 percent from December 3, 2018 to November 18, 2019. The rating for the condition remains at 50 percent prior to and after this period.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for upper respiratory infection and/or chronic cough due to conflicting evidence regarding their onset during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for right and left hand disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service. The Veteran's exposure to a TERA in Southwest Asia is noted, but an addendum opinion is needed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient development regarding whether he was enrolled at the school when it closed and if he received credit for his coursework from March 20, 2015 to December 15, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left eye disability, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of additional disability caused by VA carelessness or negligence.

The Veteran's service-connected right hip conditions have not met the criteria for higher disability ratings at any point during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are directly related to his in-service truck accident. The decision also acknowledges the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability as a contributing factor.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The Veteran's appeal for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is denied because his period of service in August 2013 was used to establish eligibility for Chapter 30 benefits, and thus cannot be used for Chapter 33 benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's glioblastoma, finding that it was incurred in or caused by his military service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The decision is based on a presumption of exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for essential thrombocytopenia, finding that his condition was not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for both a left Achilles tendon rupture and a right Achilles tendon disability, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions beginning during active service or being related to an in-service disease or injury.

The Board has denied service connection for vision loss and remanded the issue of service connection for gout. The case is being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability is denied as there is no evidence of any dental disability incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hallux valgus and synostosis of the right fifth digit are secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus, foot strain, and residuals of cold injury. The case will be reviewed with additional examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's eye condition and his service-connected conditions, including vasovagal syndrome and atypical migraine headaches.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability prior to February 15, 2022, an increased rating for hypertension, and an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's left knee condition, which includes a partial tear of the patellar tendon, is rated at 10 percent since February 2, 2012. The rating remains unchanged as no higher rating is warranted.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and thus requires another remand to ensure a complete record for consideration of the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for periodic leg movement disorder.