Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination regarding range of motion testing, specifically focusing on pain with weight-bearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides at Eglin AFB and an insufficient medical opinion regarding his progressive supranuclear palsy and muscular disorder. The AOJ is instructed to complete these tasks before further adjudication.

The Veteran's liver disorder is remanded for further examination and opinion, including consideration of service-connected hypertension and/or PTSD medication. The issue will be decided based on the evidence presented.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability, finding that his condition did not originate in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left foot pain. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his left foot pain, which had previously been shown as bilateral foot pain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for typhoid fever is denied. The appeal for increased disability ratings for back strain from April 22, 2016 to August 3, 2020 and from August 3, 2020 is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and unclear service connection determination for patent foramen ovale.

The Board denied service connection for vitiligo, finding that the condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral eye disabilities and diabetes mellitus are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions. The claims for secondary hand disabilities are also remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the diabetes mellitus claim.

The Board has granted service connection for Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as a qualifying chronic disability under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, due to its presentation as an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI).

The appeal for DEA benefits is being remanded due to the lack of relevant records in the educational appeal file. The RO must update the file with necessary documents and return the case to the Board for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a respiratory disability has been remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to address the Veteran's in-service hospitalization.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's military service does not entitle him to VA benefits due to a bad conduct discharge, but his character of discharge was upgraded by the NDRB to general under honorable conditions. As this upgrade sets aside any bar to benefits imposed under paragraph (d), the Appellant is now considered a veteran for purposes of receiving VA benefits.

The Board has denied service connection for an enlarged spleen and an enlarged liver, both claimed as due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). The Veteran's claims are based on presumed exposure during his Vietnam-era service.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin condition, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's skin condition began during active service and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board found that the termination of the apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits to the appellant on behalf of three minor children was proper, as she did not demonstrate financial hardship and the Veteran reasonably discharged his responsibility for their support.

The Veteran's right thumb disability was previously rated at noncompensable (0%) and later granted a 10% rating effective February 10, 2018. The claim for an increased rating prior to June 20, 2023 is denied.,The Veteran's right thumb disability has been rated at 20% since June 20, 2023. The claim for an increased rating from that date forward is denied.

The Veteran's back disability is granted with a rating of 20 percent, and service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also granted. The TDIU claim prior to November 1, 2010, is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right upper extremity nerve condition and its relationship to his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and requires further development to obtain an adequate addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's skin cancer.