Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a dental disability, including loss of teeth, as the evidence did not support that it began during service or was related to an in-service injury.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his right eye blindness with traumatic aphakia and open-angle glaucoma is denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU on an extra-schedular basis is remanded.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the femoral nerve of the right lower extremity is granted a 30 percent rating, effective September 9, 2013. The evidence shows severe incomplete paralysis.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for otosclerosis as it is already separately service connected for bilateral hearing loss, and granting a separate rating would constitute pyramiding.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a foot condition was denied because the new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for small bowel resection with a recurrent gastro-intestinal condition, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for partial traumatic amputation of the left hand is being remanded due to new evidence received after a previous denial. The VA must now consider this new evidence and determine if it warrants reopening the case.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of a neuroendocrine tumor, finding that it is not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, claimed as basal cell carcinoma, is denied because there is no evidence of an in-service disease or injury that resulted in the current condition. The Board found that the Veteran did not have any exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service and thus could not establish a link between his current condition and service.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis was not caused by VA care, and the Board found no fault on the part of VA. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 were denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in determining that VA had attempted to obtain records from Beaumont and found them unavilable. The Veteran and his representative request that VA attempt to obtain these records or provide a clear finding of futility.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral vision condition, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of glaucoma is not related to service or service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin disorder of the lower legs, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's pain and its relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's right elbow disability. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with the increased rating claims.

The Veteran's trigeminal neuralgia, right side, is rated at 30 percent for the entire period on appeal. The Board found that this level of disability approximates severe incomplete paralysis of the 5th (trigeminal) cranial nerve.

The Board found that the reduction in VA disability compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of military service drill pay for Fiscal Year 2015 was proper and denied the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development. The Board found that there has not been substantial compliance with its June 2021 remand directives as they relate to the Veteran's TBI claim.

The Veteran's right foot disability, including consideration of loss of use, is rated at 20 percent. The reduction from 20 to 10 percent was due to a clerical error and has been reinstated.