Sarcoidosis decisions — 2008

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and for a VA examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for sarcoidosis is pending.

The Board has granted service connection for radiculopathy, left lower extremity with an effective date of May 10, 2007. The other issues on appeal are pending.

The veteran is seeking service connection for sarcoidosis. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain missing service medical records and VA treatment records, as well as a VA examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection and non-service connected pension have been remanded due to scheduling issues.

Service connection granted for joint pain, muscle pain, and sarcoidosis related to service in the Gulf War. Effective date not specified.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the veteran's current sarcoidosis is related to his military service. The case will be returned for this purpose.

The veteran is seeking service connection for panic disorder, which he contends is secondary to his service-connected pulmonary sarcoidosis. The Board has determined that further examination and opinion are needed to clarify the relationship between these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his combined disability evaluation is 60 percent and he does not meet the schedular criteria for consideration of a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining employment records and verifying in-service exposure to asbestos. The veteran's uveitis, neurosarcoidosis with myelopathy and optic nerve involvement, and anemia are being evaluated based on their relationship to service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities and an increased rating for sarcoidosis. The total disability claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The veteran's sarcoidosis and neck mass have been granted service connection, with the Board finding that these conditions are related to her active military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss. The case remains pending for the issue of service connection for sarcoidosis, which is addressed in a separate REMAND.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for clarification of a previous opinion and the need for VA examinations to determine the current nature and likely etiology of the veteran's lumbosacral spine disorder and lung disease.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including examinations and readjudication of the veteran's TDIU claim. The AOJ should provide the veteran with appropriate examinations to determine the effect his service-connected disabilities have on his ability to work.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral leg edema associated with sarcoidosis and for sarcoidosis itself, finding that the current disability ratings adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and effective dates for his service-connected disabilities, including right eye retinitis/sarcoid uveitis, pes planus, and a scar in the area of the right forehead.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of a left ankle fracture related to active service and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of sarcoidosis is addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for sarcoidosis, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's sarcoidosis was not incurred in or aggravated during service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred due to exposure to herbicides. The claim for service connection is denied.