Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service records and outstanding private treatment records. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, is also being reviewed for possible service connection.

The Veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia is remanded for additional development due to the need for a medical opinion considering all potential exposures during service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left anterior tibial tendonitis with overuse syndrome are remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for loss of sense of taste and smell have been dismissed. The appeal for service connection for palate paralysis has been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of HIV related illness to service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his condition had its origin during active duty or is linked to any in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board has determined that the matter of an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant for the benefit of T.B. is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues, and it is remanded. The issue of entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant for the benefit of C.B. and H.S. is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's penile cancer, finding that it is related to active duty service and not due to any in-service injury or event.

The Veteran did not have a pending claim for accrued benefits at the time of his death, and therefore, the appellant's claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives, and the matter is now pending for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an additional eye disability, finding that there was no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected varicose veins and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of a double hernia due to insufficient evidence and the need for a VA medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for cerebellar ataxia and lumbar spine disability, as well as the TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence or lack of clear rationale in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) as additional pertinent evidence was received but not yet considered.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with the January 2023 remand directives regarding Operation Running Water and where it took place. The case is being remanded again to conduct additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and scheduling issues, requiring a new VA examination for a right upper extremity neurological disorder.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for a disability affecting his testes, including a varicocele and a benign cyst with associated pain. The evidence did not show any functional impairment of earning capacity to a compensable degree.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his left fifth finger injury and for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right and left shin disabilities, which are currently considered service-connected.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a skin condition, specifically basal cell carcinoma, due to potential exposure to Agent Orange during service. A VA opinion is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma and his presumed in-service exposure to Agent Orange.