Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim due to insufficient examination reports and the need for additional VA treatment records. The examiner must determine if the Veteran's right foot metatarsus varum deformity is a congenital defect or disease, whether it was subject to superimposed injury or disease during service, if it was aggravated beyond natural progression during service, and if it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examiner to provide an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disorder, including whether any diagnosed condition is related to service.

The Veteran's petition to recognize his son R.M. as a 'helpless child' due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18 was granted, and the issue of recognizing J.M. as a 'helpless child' is remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a compensable evaluation for cutaneous papular disorder, uncertain etiology due to the appellant's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, leading to the termination of his nonservice-connected disability pension benefits effective July 1, 2009.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documentation related to a clothing allowance claim. The AOJ needs to reconstruct and upload all relevant records.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder is currently rated as 50 percent disabling from March 4, 2004 to May 21, 2020. The Board denied his claims for an increased rating and TDIU.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for post-vasectomy pain syndrome, finding that the Veteran's symptoms of chronic testicular pain with the use of long-term drug therapy without atrophy or associated voiding dysfunction warrant this rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of diminished bladder capacity has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's lichen planus is rated at a 60 percent rating, effective May 6, 2011. The Board also granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's pituitary adenoma and his in-service fever, which may be related to a parasitic infection.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete VA treatment records and an inadequate examination of the Veteran's left leg.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hand disability, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from the Detroit Vet Center and failure to comply with prior remand directives.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis due to potential in-service sun exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for Bell’s palsy and Graves' disease have been remanded. The TDIU issue has also been raised.,Graves' disease is currently rated as hyperthyroidism, but the evidence suggests it may be hypothyroid due to prior radiation treatment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for myofascial pain syndrome, finding that his symptoms were episodic and present more than one-third of the time but not refractory to therapy.

The Board has decided the case is remanded due to inadequate rationale in an earlier opinion regarding secondary service connection for a left hip disability. The Veteran's current left hip condition may be related to his service-connected right hip and/or low back disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documentation related to the clothing allowance claim. The AOJ needs to reconstruct and upload all relevant records to the electronic claims file.