Sarcoidosis decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for sarcoidosis, which was previously denied in January 1958. The VA will now review the merits of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the veteran's service connection claim for sarcoidosis and his TDIU claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sarcoidosis, sleep apnea and chronic nasal congestion, claimed as a lung disorder resulting from participation in Project SHAD. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or any incident therein.

The VA has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms do not warrant such an evaluation under either the old or new diagnostic codes.

The VA has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis, currently rated at 30 percent disabling, does not warrant an increase in his disability evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to August 30, 1996 for the grant of service connection for pulmonary sarcoidosis.

The veteran's claims for increased rating of sarcoidosis, service connection for hypertension, and PTSD are being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional evidence.

The veteran's polyarthralgia is not service-connected as it is not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected sarcoidosis. The Board denied her claims for TDIU and pension based on the lack of evidence showing she was unemployable or permanently disabled.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis, with lung and heart involvement suggestive of cor pulmonale, more closely approximates a 100 percent schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 6846.

The Board found that the appellant does not have sarcoidosis that is attributable to military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for sarcoidosis is being remanded due to the need for additional VA clinical documentation and proper notification of his rights under the VCAA.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypertension, both found to be secondary to the veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis.