Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's stress fracture of the left tibia is rated at 30 percent effective April 10, 2014. The Board also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a lack of clarity in the medical opinion regarding Agent Orange exposure and sinonasal adenocarcinoma. The case is now pending for further development.

The Board denied service connection for left upper and lower extremity disabilities as the appellant's discharge was characterized as 'other than honorable' due to a serious offense, which bars VA benefits. The claim is also denied based on lack of evidence linking current disability to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for loss of vision has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for loss of teeth due to trauma is remanded because the Board did not consider functional loss caused by jaw pain, which he raised prior to the November 2018 decision.

Your right and left leg post-phlebotic syndrome have been granted an evaluation of 40 percent, but no higher, prior to April 22, 2020.,The issues of service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, left hip disability, heart disability, increased rating in excess of 20 percent for a left ankle disability, and increased rating in excess of 20 percent for a right ankle disability are still under review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right eye disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his in-service head injury.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for residuals of non-hodgkin’s lymphoma was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under either the current or previous regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities need to be re-evaluated due to recent worsening. The VA will seek his private medical records and schedule him for a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient financial information provided by both parties regarding their separation and divorce. The VA needs to gather more recent financial data from the appellant and Veteran for the period before their divorce in August 29, 2014.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a heart attack and a hernia, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to any period of active duty or training.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left and right foot conditions due to inadequate examination, requiring further development.

The Veteran's initial rating for degenerative joint disease of the left elbow with elbow strain prior to January 9, 2020 is denied as his flexion was limited to 115 degrees and extension to 20 degrees.,The Veteran's initial rating for impairment of the left forearm supination/pronation prior to January 9, 2020 is denied as both supination and pronation were limited to 70 degrees with painful motion beginning at that degree.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Chron's disease began during his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Veteran's service did not qualify for wartime service, thus denying the claim for nonservice-connected survivor pension benefits.

The Veteran's stroke residuals claim is being remanded due to her failure to report for a VA examination, despite requesting a rescheduling. The Board finds that another remand is necessary to ensure compliance with prior instructions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's neck injury is not service-connected, and they have ordered a new examination to determine if there is an undiagnosed illness impacting the cervical spine.

The Board has ordered a remand to verify if the Veteran was exposed to B-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) during service in Guam, which may have contributed to his cause of death from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

The Board has decided that the service connection for bilateral flatfeet needs further clarification due to conflicting evidence and requires an additional opinion.