Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for his right foot condition due to a biopsy, finding that there was no evidence of VA negligence or fault in providing care and that the risk of such an event was foreseeable.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service fall off a truck and the resulting neck injury. The examiner must address whether it is at least as likely as not that the neck injury was incurred during service or is otherwise directly related to service, and if it was aggravated by another service-connected condition.

The Veteran disagrees with the validity of a debt for overpayment of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits due to changes in enrollment status. The Board finds it necessary to remand the matter for further development regarding the Veteran's periods of annual training and their impact on his eligibility for benefits.

The Veteran's eligibility for transfer of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 to his dependent daughter was denied due to not meeting the service obligation for the program.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and readjudication regarding whether a right hand disability, including Dupuytren's contracture, is aggravated by service-connected Parkinson's disease.

The Board denied an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the appellant, finding that they were divorced in 1993 and did not establish a valid common law marriage after their divorce.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care on August 23, 2012 due to a change in decision by the AOJ.

The Veteran's bilateral cataracts are found to be at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus, and the appeal is granted.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral pes cavus with hammer toe deformity, addressing specific questions and legal standards.

The Veteran's bilateral onychocryptosis, resulting in painful and deformed toenails, warrants a 10 percent rating under DC 7804 for the entire appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's discharge. The character of the Veteran's second period of service is under appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot arthritis is secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and grants service connection for this condition. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for left total knee arthroplasty, right knee degenerative joint disease, and right knee instability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for hallux valgus, claiming it as a left big toe condition. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service and if any pre-existing conditions have aggravated or caused this disability.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability claimed as a result of a June 1, 2007, ureterocalicostomy is denied because the most persuasive evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's reported left flank and abdominal pain was caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment.

Your original claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder has been granted, and you are now receiving a 20% rating for your bilateral dry eye syndrome. However, the Board cannot review this case as it is no longer in dispute because the full benefit was already awarded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma and his military service, specifically exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral arterial disease status post aortobifemoral bypass surgery with left medial thigh numbness, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cardiac condition. Service connection for scars related to this surgery is also granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected left eye disability and its impact prior to November 14, 2022.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 60 percent for post-surgical right foot drop has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left hip disability were denied as the current range of motion findings do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.