Other conditions decisions — 2024

Your appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further evaluation of the Veteran's residuals from his in-service right inguinal hernia surgery, including abdominal pain and scoliosis. The rating assigned remains at 10 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service-connected insomnia and its causes. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA clinician to address these issues.

The Veteran's service-connected colon disorder, including post-colectomy residuals, is granted at a 60% rating from October 15, 2015, and at a 100% rating beginning July 26, 2023.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities raised a question of whether he could secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The case is being remanded to request the Veteran submit his work history and educational background.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's right rotator cuff tendonitis is related to service, including his military duties and in-service biopsy.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral eye disorder, including loss of vision, mild conjunctivochalasis, moderate optic nerve head cupping, and early senile cataracts in both eyes. The decision is based on the Veteran's documented history of progressive vision impairment during active service.

The Appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for a child born with spina bifida is remanded due to the need for further medical examination.,The Appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 for a child born with birth defects (other than spina bifida) is denied as his mother is not a Vietnam veteran.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, finding that she did not meet the criteria to be recognized as such due to a legal impediment in the Philippines regarding common law marriage. The appellant and the Veteran were legally married less than one year prior to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeal is to determine if the RO committed clear and unmistakable error in not assigning a separate 50 percent rating for endometriosis, effective December 30, 2010. The case is being remanded for further adjudication.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for back pain, finding no new and material evidence that would support a grant of service connection.

The Board found that the RO did not substantially comply with the April 2023 remand instructions regarding the Veteran's VR&E records. As a result, another medical opinion is needed and the case must be returned for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right side groin strain is due to an in-service injury and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete treatment records and asks for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's respiratory disability, diagnosed as intrinsic pulmonary parenchymal disease/restrictive lung disease, is related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 20 percent for the service-connected right foot degenerative joint disease, second toe hammertoe, and osteoma from January 30, 2012, to August 7, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as he withdrew his claims for obsessive compulsive disorder and schizoaffective disorder, which were already granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lower back spondylolisthesis and for an effective date prior to February 5, 2013, for the grant of service connection for lower back spondylolisthesis.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for the appellant's service-connected Crohn's disease with bowel incontinence, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to July 6, 2020, and since then have manifested with extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements but without complete loss of sphincter control or serious complications.