Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for pilonidal cyst is remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's initial claims for increased ratings for left and right tibial disabilities were denied, as the evidence did not show that their disability picture more nearly approximated the criteria for a higher rating.,For TDIU prior to June 2, 2018, the Board found that the Veteran was not unemployable due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's herniated discs at L4, L5, and S1 are currently rated at 20 percent due to pain on motion with limited forward flexion. The Board denied an increased rating as the current evaluation adequately reflects his symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and requires an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of any current residuals from a head injury sustained during service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of her mother's death and eligibility as a substituted claimant, finding that she did not meet the statutory filing requirements.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorder, to include pes cavus, hallux valgus, and hammertoes. The VA examiners found no evidence of an increase in severity during service and concluded that these conditions are not related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness, finding that there is no clinical evidence of a current disability and that the weight of the evidence does not support a link between the claimed condition and active service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete documentation and lack of clear notice of the basis for the denial. The AOJ must provide complete notice of the decision as required by 38 U.S.C. § 5104, including identification of whether or not the claim meets each of the criteria necessary for payment under relevant laws.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is likely due to his herbicide agent exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in the prior decision and is remanding the case for further development.

The Veteran's initial rating for his insomnia disorder is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 30 percent.

Your appeal of the denial of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) in a June 20, 2021 rating decision has been dismissed because you filed another appeal for TDIU before the final adjudication of your previous appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the addition of his spouse as a dependent for additional dependency benefits, and this issue is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was reduced from a 70 percent rating to a 50 percent rating effective August 1, 2020. The appeal regarding this reduction is dismissed as moot because the appropriate disability rating has already been addressed in a prior Board decision.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on February 11, 2020 at Columbia Basin Hospital was denied because the claim was not filed within 90 days after exhaustion of attempts to obtain reimbursement from a third party.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for back pain, left leg pain, and right leg pain as new and relevant evidence was not received to support these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected anemia, status post non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is now rated at a 10 percent disability rating effective October 1, 2019. The preponderance of the evidence does not support higher ratings for any point during the appeal period.

The Board has determined that the appellant's request to substitute as claimant for the claims pending at the time of the Veteran's death was timely filed. The appeal is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain relevant private treatment records, specifically from Dr. Watson and WellStar Medical Group Urology.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for crush injury, right anterior thigh with fibrosis is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination. The examiner should assess the severity of the disability and determine if separate ratings are warranted.