Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided that the Veteran's stomach disability, claimed as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder, requires further examination and opinion before a final decision can be made.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for veteran status due to his discharge under other than honorable conditions based on an offense involving moral turpitude.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its relationship with military service and whether it was aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran is found not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental incapacity related to schizoaffective disorder, depressive type.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear information on when the Veteran's hiatal hernia symptoms first became severe and whether there were intermediate stages of considerable impairment. Further development is needed.

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, finding that his current condition is due to in-service construction exposure to silica dust.

The Board has granted service connection for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) due to exposure to chemicals while in service, including benzene and TCE.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for the Veteran's healed orbital floor fracture, right eye disability due to lack of evidence showing corrected visual acuity of at least 20/50 in the right eye. The Board also found no secondary service connection between the diagnosed right eye visual field defect and September 2016 diagnosed right eye neuropathy and the service-connected healed right eye orbital floor fracture.

The Veteran's degenerative spondylosis (L4-L5) lumbar spine was denied a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to September 23, 2019 and from September 23, 2019 onward. The current ratings are considered appropriate based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board has not provided the Veteran with necessary documents and information related to his claim, including a copy of the January 2013 SOC, February 2013 substantive appeal, July 2013 Board hearing transcript, and June 2019 SSOC. Further development is required.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's stroke, which occurred during his military service. The Veteran is presumed exposed to herbicide agents but there is no direct evidence linking his stroke to his military service.

The Veteran's right elbow disability with limited pronation is rated at 20 percent, effective December 9, 2019. The initial ratings for flexion and extension are denied.

The Board has granted the motion to vacate and remanded the TDIU claim due to new evidence not previously considered.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to a clerical error. The Board's decision in this case is not binding and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability.

The Board denied the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $162.00, finding that it was properly created due to a delay in notifying the RO of the spouse's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate compliance with prior remand directives and insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a heart condition, including Brugada syndrome and status post pacemaker, as well as sleep apnea secondary to sinusitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's trigeminal neuralgia is related to his in-service facial trauma and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for left hip pain, chest pain, and lower back pain due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or functional impairment.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's complaints were attributed to past injuries and normal aging processes.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's liver disability and its relationship to his service-connected PTSD and alcohol abuse. The appellant is seeking service connection for a liver disability, which may be related to herbicide exposure or secondary to service-connected PTSD.