Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including GERD and eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE), but denied service connection for glucose intolerance.

Service connection is granted for right and left upper extremity disabilities, but the claim for sleep apnea remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, to include follicular lymphoma, due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The evidence did not support a finding of herbicide agent exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's TDIU was restored through March 8, 2019. The case is remanded for further information regarding the Veteran's employment status.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to eligibility for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) and payment of dependency allowance for the Veteran's daughter, A. The RO is instructed to determine if the Veteran is eligible for CRDP and perform a paid and due audit of her military retirement payments and VA compensation payments from August 26, 2014 to December 25, 2015.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to inconsistent employment information and the need for further development, including obtaining SSA earnings statements.

The Veteran's right and left rotator cuff repair with degenerative changes have been restored to a 30 percent rating, effective April 12, 2018.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for an eye disability, thus the appeal is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of the Veteran's dental treatment records from private providers, including Dr. Farshin Farokhian DDS.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for syncope as there is no current diagnosis of this condition, and the evidence does not show a chronic disability related to service.

The Board has remanded the issue of reducing the Veteran's VA compensation benefits due to his incarceration from December 1, 2008, to April 9, 2010. The AOJ needs to make reasonable attempts to verify the dates the Veteran was in transitional housing following his incarceration.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to incomplete records and a need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's HPV or herpes infection was caused by contaminated instruments used during her October 2004 colonoscopy or January 2012 hemorrhoidectomy at the Houston VAMC.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a sleeping disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding his service connection. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain an etiology opinion addressing the Veteran's sleeping disorder, considering his military environmental exposures in Kuwait and Afghanistan.

The Veteran's recurrent urethritis is rated at a 60 percent rating from September 20, 2018 to September 9, 2019.

The Board has determined that the AOJ did not consider whether a TDIU could be assigned on an extraschedular basis and has therefore remanded the case for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinus tachycardia is granted. The Board also finds that the Veteran's costochondritis warrants a rating in excess of 0 percent, but remands to obtain an examination and medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hiatal hernia and related conditions. The VA is instructed to obtain additional records, including private treatment records, and provide a new VA examination to determine if the hiatal hernia had its onset during service or is otherwise etiologically related.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for initial compensable ratings for right lung pneumothorax residuals and left lung pneumothorax residuals before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's incontinence, which may be related to service or other conditions.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for a higher disability rating for her feeding or eating disorder, which was granted by the RO in December 2016. The Board has now dismissed this issue as withdrawn.