Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate examinations and unclear evaluations of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has found the provided opinion inadequate and requires a new addendum from the VA examiner to address specific directives put forth in previous remands.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a left hip disorder is granted. The Board finds that the evidence received since the last final denial relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. However, the matter is remanded as a new VA examination is needed due to incomplete opinions in previous examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence and a retrospective opinion regarding whether there is medical evidence supporting that, at least as likely as not, the Veteran had a recurrent right inguinal hernia prior to April 14, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right lower leg disability, including service treatment records and a VA neurological examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a bilateral eye disability has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's stomach cancer is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The VA will request an independent medical expert to provide a definitive opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical services received at YRMC on May 16, 2016 is denied because the care was not pre-authorized by VA and did not meet the criteria for a medical emergency.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for chronic muscle fatigue and a bilateral leg disability due to insufficient medical opinions and lack of clarity in previous examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of left breast surgery, other than scars. However, the claims for a left breast disorder and right breast cysts are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for hip strain has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.

The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's takotsubo cardiomyopathy and related symptoms were reasonably foreseeable or caused by VA treatment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for her service-connected left fifth metatarsal fracture. The case is remanded for further action on her TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability that meets the criteria for direct or secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral eye disability, which includes progressive keratoconus and corneal transplants, is rated at 80 percent effective June 10, 2010. Special monthly compensation for loss of use of one eye is granted from the same date. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is also granted from this date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a liver disorder, finding no new and material evidence to support the claim.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with the April 2023 remand directives and has ordered a readjudication of the service connection claim for a tooth disorder.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's service connection claims for AML with bone marrow transplant and residuals of GVHD secondary to AML with bone marrow transplant, including dry mouth, memory loss, dry eye condition, osteopenia of spine, poor balance, swallowing difficulty, malaise, and stomach tightening are granted.,The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension is denied.