Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for a right-hand disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current pulmonary fibrosis is related to his military service, specifically exposure to smoke, fumes and asbestos during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and an inadequate medical opinion. The appellant is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for treatment that led to a colon removal procedure in August 2009.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the DD214 documents and the need for further verification of the appellant's discharge characterization from the Department of the Navy.

The Board has granted service connection for colon cancer for accrued benefit purposes, but denied service connection for strokes.

The Veteran's sensory neuropraxia of the right anterior superficial tibial nerve was restored to a 10 percent rating effective August 1, 2017. The VA examiner found that her symptoms became 'mild' but did not consider her reports of regular shooting pain and need for insoles.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a medical opinion from a respiratory specialist regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lung disability. The examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s respiratory/lung disability was incurred in or is otherwise related to service, considering his exposure to pollution while stationed in Kuwait and Iraq.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the propriety of his combined disability rating, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for initial and increased ratings for costochondritis due to incomplete information in the VA addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 23, 2018, for a 30 percent rating for somatic symptoms disorder. The most probative evidence did not show that the condition more nearly approximated criteria for a compensable rating prior to this date.

The Board has determined that more development is needed to determine if the Veteran has a current dental disorder for compensation purposes and whether it is related to service. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and panic attacks, was denied as the condition did not manifest during service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The Board also found that there has been no substantial compliance with its June 2017 remand instructions regarding increased ratings for left and right knee osteoarthritis prior to November 16, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by near syncopal episodes, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such condition and that the evidence does not support an in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fatigue is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records related to the education benefits appeal. The appellant needs to provide copies of their initial decision, evidence reviewed, notice of disagreement, statement of the case, and substantive appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her limitation of extension of the left thigh is denied as the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her disability, and an extra-schedular rating is not warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for developmental sickle beta thalassemia (claimed as sickle cell anemia) due to lack of evidence showing aggravation or superimposed disease during active duty.,The Board granted the Veteran's TDIU claim based on his service-connected disabilities, finding that he is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and denied increased ratings for gunshot wound residuals. The 20 percent rating for left upper extremity neurological residuals of a gunshot wound was granted.

The Board denied the overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that it was validly created and not solely due to administrative error.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a miscommunication regarding the receipt of private medical records from Millennium Home Health. The VA is instructed to provide a new Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) that correctly reflects the received records.