Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for left and right leg disorders have been granted at a 40 percent rating, effective August 9, 2021.

The Veteran's initial ratings for left and right foot hallux valgus have been granted at a 10 percent level. From June 21, 2019, the Veteran has also received a TDIU rating due to service-connected disabilities including pes planus, hallux valgus, ankle tendonitis, and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for incontinence as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.,The Board remanded the issue of service connection for gout as secondary to a service-connected disability, including medications taken for treatment of a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's brain disability, finding that it was caused by herbicide agent exposure during his service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's squamous cell cancer is related to herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Veteran's hidradenitis suppurative was granted a 100% rating from February 4, 2013, to August 29, 2013, and from October 1, 2013, to September 19, 2019, on an extraschedular basis.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Board denied the appellant's request to be recognized as a dependent surviving parent for purposes of substituting in for the claimant, who died from service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The criteria for dependency were not met.

The Veteran's chronic cough is being remanded for further evaluation due to the length of time since his last VA examination and his contention of severity.

The Board has determined that the VA examination was not adequate and remanded for a new in-person examination to determine if the Veteran's nose bleeds are related to his service, including toxic exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed residuals of a stroke and its relationship to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding that there is no direct or secondary nexus to his active duty service. The evidence did not show onset during or within one year of service and was not related to any in-service injury.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's neurological and cognitive disabilities, including right-sided weakness, speech impairment, cognitive impairment, and difficulty swallowing, were at least as likely as not worsened by VA's negligence in performing a brain biopsy in May 2005. As such, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is granted.

The Veteran's right hip disability is not rated higher than 10 percent, and some issues are remanded.,TDIU from September 28, 2016, is granted.

The Veteran's rating for Crohn's disease was reduced from 100% to 60%, effective February 1, 2019. The Board found the reduction improper and restored the original 100% rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hyperopia as a residual of traumatic brain injury was dismissed because the representative withdrew the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of a higher rating for anemia due to additional development needed, including confirming if she has sickle cell anemia and assessing its severity.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right-side stroke is not service-connected and has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for his left varicocele and entitlement to TDIU prior to February 13, 2009 are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous Board remand instructions. The RO is instructed to consider the criteria laid out in DC 7120 as a potential analogous rating for the Veteran's left varicocele during readjudication.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood is granted. He is now rated at 70 percent from October 11, 2022.,His previous claims for an earlier effective date and increased ratings are denied.