Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disability of the left upper extremity and arthritis of the left upper extremity, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a hand disorder, including Dupuytren's contracture, myeloproliferative disease of the palmar fascia, and arthritis, to include secondary to diabetes, was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives, particularly regarding the etiology of heel spurs and gout.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the onset of dysthymic disorder during service. The Veteran's condition is related to his period of active service, including reports of isolation and anger/frustration.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inaccurate medical history in a previous opinion, and needs further development to determine if the Veteran's post-service compression fractures are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service asbestos exposure and the relationship between his death and service. The appellant must provide additional medical opinions on these matters.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep impairment, finding that his existing service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder already covered his symptoms of chronic sleep impairment.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board's decision is vacated in part due to the Veteran not receiving a copy of the statement of the case, which prevented him from appealing. The effective date for the disability rating in excess of 70 percent for dysthymic disorder will be granted prior to August 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (MSCC) due to exposure to environmental hazards, specifically burn pits, during active duty in Iraq. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 20 percent extraschedular rating for the Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, effective from when the increased evaluation was first assigned (November 2020), and denied an increase in the disability evaluation to more than 30 percent.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits from January 15, 2012 to March 4, 2013. The decision also denied the claim for nonservice-connected pension prior to January 15, 2012.,For the period prior to January 15, 2012, the Veteran's disabilities did not render him unemployable and thus he was not permanently and totally disabled.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a spinal injury is being remanded due to the need to obtain private medical records and provide an opinion on whether his condition is related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an allergic reaction to poison ivy and/or poison oak is denied as there are no current residuals found.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for a chest or cardiac disorder and benign prostatic hypertrophy or a hip disorder, claimed as a urological defect, must be remanded due to insufficient evidence of record. The Veteran is required to provide additional information about his diagnoses and their relationship to service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left rib condition and TDIU prior to January 8, 2021. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's TMJ disability has not been characterized by an interincisal range of 21 to 30 mm, which would warrant a higher rating. The Board denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's heart disabilities, including whether they are related to service or secondary to other conditions. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on these issues.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for carcinoma of the bladder, including as due to Gulf War exposures. The Veteran's claims were denied previously and new evidence was submitted within a year of those decisions. A VA examiner is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's bladder cancer considering his in-service exposures and other relevant factors.

The Board denied extraschedular ratings for right testicle atrophy and bilateral inguinal hernia, finding that the symptoms were adequately addressed by existing schedular criteria.