Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for cerebellar ataxia and lumbar spine disability, as well as the TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence or lack of clear rationale in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) as additional pertinent evidence was received but not yet considered.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with the January 2023 remand directives regarding Operation Running Water and where it took place. The case is being remanded again to conduct additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and scheduling issues, requiring a new VA examination for a right upper extremity neurological disorder.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for a disability affecting his testes, including a varicocele and a benign cyst with associated pain. The evidence did not show any functional impairment of earning capacity to a compensable degree.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his left fifth finger injury and for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right and left shin disabilities, which are currently considered service-connected.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a skin condition, specifically basal cell carcinoma, due to potential exposure to Agent Orange during service. A VA opinion is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma and his presumed in-service exposure to Agent Orange.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no present case or controversy remains for the Board to adjudicate.

The Board found the overpayment of $2,413.42 was properly created and denied the appeal.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of esophageal cancer, concluding that there was no causal relationship between the Veteran's service and his condition.

The Veteran's frequent urination is being remanded for further evaluation due to the lack of a relevant VA examination and his reported symptoms related to service-connected nephrolithiasis and ureterolithiasis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Hashimoto's disease, a thyroid disorder, is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during active duty service. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's right leg cellulitis is rated at a 10 percent disability rating prior to June 15, 2020. From June 15, 2020, the condition warrants no higher than a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the VA medical examination provided was inadequate for addressing the Veteran's secondary service connection claim. The case is being remanded to obtain a new opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate rationale in a previous medical opinion and the need for further examination regarding potential toxic exposure.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability due to incomplete development and lack of an opinion addressing whether medications used to treat service-connected conditions have caused or aggravated the gastrointestinal disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development and consideration of potential secondary relationships between service-connected conditions and the claimed gastritis.

The appeal for DEA benefits is being remanded due to the inability to obtain all procedural and appellate documents. The VA will need to associate the entire education file, including the initial claim, decision on appeal, NOD, SOC, and VA Form 9, with the record.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to consider whether VA's duty to assist had been satisfied, specifically regarding an email from the Veteran refusing a financial and legal release packet from MERS Goodwill. The case will be returned for further development.