Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has ordered a remand due to the lack of documentation from the VA examination and scheduling an appropriate VA examination for the Veteran's bilateral Dupuytren’s Contracture.

The Veteran's uterine prolapse is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has found no evidence of complete prolapse to warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for a feet disability, as the Veteran's pes planus was not aggravated by his active service. The other claims were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the claim for service connection for a joint and nerve disorder of the bilateral lower extremities is dismissed.

The Veteran's son, who is over 18 years old and not a child for VA purposes due to his mental health condition, cannot receive DIC benefits as he did not become permanently incapable of self-support before the age of 18.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues, and thus remands it for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected photophobia is granted a 10 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity disabilities due to deficiencies in the September 2017 VA examination. A new examination is required to determine if the Veteran has a current disability related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinions and the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability records and requesting an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's left hip DJD has resulted in symptoms such as painful motion, flexion to 30 degrees, abduction, adduction, and rotation to 20 degrees. The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the entire period on appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew it through his authorized representative.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a waiver of overpayment due to retroactive reduction in benefits resulting from incarceration. The decision found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to new evidence being added to the record since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran's representative is not waiving AOJ consideration of this new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a perforated right eardrum, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the condition and in-service noise exposure.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a right arm disability for which service connection can be granted, and therefore denied his claim. The cervical spine rating is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gout, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and that it is not related to his service-connected right knee condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incorrect adjudication using the accrued benefits standard instead of the substituted claimant standard. The appellant's claims for non-service connected pension with aid and attendance benefits are now pending.

The Veteran's left elbow disability was granted a 20 percent rating from December 9, 2019 for flexion limitation and pronation/supination limitation. Extension limitation is noncompensable.

The Veteran's submandibular lipoma and multinodular goiter were not caused by VA treatment, and the Board denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in previous audits and unclear debt amounts. The overpayment creation and waiver of recovery issues need further clarification.