Sarcoidosis decisions — 2007

The veteran's claims for service connection for UTI, chest scar, pes planus, groin and stomach pain, allergic rhinitis, and URI have all been denied as there is no current evidence of disability related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis and ulcer disorder are not related to her military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's respiratory disability, including sarcoidosis, is related to active service and grants this claim.

The Board found that the veteran's sarcoidosis was not incurred in or related to her military service and denied her claim.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with the Court's August 2006 order granting the parties' joint motion to remand. The veteran is seeking service connection for sarcoidosis, which he claims had its onset during his period of active duty.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sarcoidosis, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for migraine headaches. However, the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran's current migraines are related to his military service. The Board also found no evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for sarcoidosis.

The Board has granted increased ratings of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected right eye vitreous hemorrhage residuals and cutaneous sarcoidosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code, and therefore denied an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sarcoidosis is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected schizophrenia, but also found in favor of a connection between sarcoidosis and COPD. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for sarcoidosis, arthralgia, sleep apnea, and presbyopia. The VA examinations did not establish a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has granted service connection for sarcoidosis, finding that the condition is related to respiratory problems in service.

The Board found that the veteran's lung disorder, diagnosed as asthma and suspected sarcoidosis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The VA examination reports did not support a connection to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including pulmonary sarcoidosis and related secondary conditions, were not incurred in service or due to any incident of his active duty. The VA examiner found no evidence of asbestos-related lung disease.

The veteran's death was due to a combination of idiopathic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary sarcoidosis, and pulmonary emphysema. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new evidence, but finds that military service did not contribute to his death.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not show that his sarcoidosis required systemic high dose corticosteroids, and his lumbosacral strain was not severe enough to warrant a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 100% rating for pulmonary sarcoidosis cannot be prior to November 4, 2003.