Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a blood disorder, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The case must be returned to Compensation Service for an opinion and additional VA medical records should be obtained.

The Veteran's skin conditions (idiopathic acquired leukoderma, seborrheic keratosis, and actinic keratosis) were not found to be related to his service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Board denied service connection for these conditions as the evidence did not support a direct relationship.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in previous VA opinions and a need for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to its interdependence with another issue, a blood disorder claim. The decision on the TDIU is pending until the outcome of the blood disorder claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left eye ulcer is related to service and remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's left foot talipes varus is rated at 30 percent, but the Board has remanded for further development due to severe symptomatology.

The Veteran's shortness of breath is due to coronary artery disease and COVID-19 lung changes, which are not related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a disability manifesting in shortness of breath has been denied.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection of left and right hand pain as new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.

The Veteran's left and right upper extremity cerebellar tremors are rated at 60% and 70%, respectively, prior to December 22, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurobehavioral disability, to include as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune. The Veteran did not have a currently diagnosed neurobehavioral disability and there was no evidence of a nexus between his service and this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the need for a new examination. The propriety of the reduction in the rating for obstructive airway disease is also under review.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in a previous VA opinion regarding the Veteran's essential tremors and its relation to service, specifically exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's polio/post-polio syndrome was not caused or aggravated by his service or any other condition, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to higher ratings for hammertoes right foot disability and hammertoes left foot disability with claw foot, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to November 14, 2012. Additional development is needed to assess the severity of these disabilities from January 24, 2007 to the relevant dates.

The Board has granted service connection for a small scaphoid cyst of the left hand, but denied service connection for left pinky finger and hand arthritis.

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

The Board has remanded the cases of cataracts and detached retina for further development to address whether these conditions are related to service, including any potential herbicide exposure.

The Board is remanding the case due to uncertainty regarding whether the appellant has submitted an application for a correction of her military record with the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR). The appellant needs to confirm if she has filed such an application and provide any necessary information.

The Board found that the Appellant's request for a waiver of indebtedness was timely filed, and thus remanded the issue to determine if the overpayment was validly created.

The Board has found the previous remand instructions not substantially complied with and thus requires another remand to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the Veteran's eye conditions, including their relationship to service.