Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's respiratory disorder, including a nasal disability, had its onset during service. The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether the December 1965 nasoplasty surgery caused the claimed respiratory disorder.

The Veteran's respiratory disability has worsened since his last examination, and a new evaluation is needed to determine the appropriate rating.

The Board denied service connection for myasthenia gravis, finding no evidence of a direct link to service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's acid peptic reflux disease has been rated at 10 percent since the appeal period began. The Board found that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as they have improved and he does not experience persistently recurrent epigastric distress.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of new evidence and a need for updated VA treatment records. The TDIU issue will be reconsidered after these steps.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a prostate disorder that had its onset during active service or is causally related to any disease, injury, or incident during service. Therefore, service connection for a prostate disorder is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected left foot hammer toes, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on functional loss or other factors.

The Veteran's claim for Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to an inaccurate factual premise in the November 2020 VA medical opinion. The Board requires a new addendum medical opinion that considers the Veteran’s entire employment history.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at MGMC on February 28, 2014 is considered timely filed as it was submitted within the required 90-day period from when he had notice that such an application was necessary.

The Board denied service connection for a left eye condition, finding that the injury was caused by the Veteran's own abuse of alcohol and therefore not incurred in line of duty.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant did not provide evidence that the Veteran died at a VA facility. Therefore, burial benefits were denied.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of multiple chalazion of both eyes and for service connection for increased eye pressure as secondary to the service-connected residuals of multiple chalazion of both eyes due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically liver failure due to metastatic gastric cancer. The appellant contends exposure to herbicide Agent Orange in Vietnam may be a factor.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of dermatochalasis and the fact that a facial nerve block was not performed during the right eye cataract surgery.

Service connection for polyarthralgia is granted.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted as of March 24, 2017. The issue of a TDIU prior to this date is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate analysis of a dose estimate and failure to consider certain factors in the advisory medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for her P&T disability rating, finding that the earliest indication of permanent and total disability was a private physician's statement dated March 21, 2015. The decision stated that she did not have lupus until October 28, 2013 when she filed a new claim, which led to her receiving a 100% schedular rating for lupus and subsequently a P&T disability rating effective from March 21, 2015.