Sarcoidosis Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and physical examinations.

The Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, thus denying a nonservice-connected pension.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and sarcoidosis, but denied for allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's cause of death due to sarcoidosis is also confirmed.,The claim for asthma remains pending as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection issue.

The Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, sarcoidosis, a digestive disorder (diverticulosis), and dermatitis have all been denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after discharge.,Service connection cannot be granted because the medical evidence does not establish that any of these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for sarcoidosis and uveitis due to inadequate medical opinions, in particular regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and her service. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a spleen condition as secondary to sarcoidosis, rating in excess of 30 percent for sarcoidosis, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The remand is required because there are outstanding private treatment records from Dr. R.B. that need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including lung disability, right hip condition, right hand condition, low back condition, OSA, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining complete service treatment records and VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and sarcoidosis due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service records do not show any in-service injuries or illnesses related to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions to determine the appropriate ratings and service connection for sarcoidosis, COPD, and eye disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to support the reopening of his claims for PTSD and sleep apnea, but not for sarcoidosis, IHD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, DDD of the lumbar spine, or PTSD.

The Veteran's service treatment records do not show he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or sarcoidosis during his active service. The Board cannot make a fully-informed decision on these issues because no VA examiner has opined whether the Veteran’s multiple sclerosis and/or sarcoidosis may be related to his active service, including the in-service anthrax vaccinations.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability appeal is dismissed. An effective date of July 23, 2009, but no earlier, is granted for the grant of a 30 percent evaluation for pulmonary sarcoidosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung condition to include sarcoidosis and COPD, hypertension, and liver disease to include cirrhosis of the liver. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for right tonsil cancer, sarcoidosis, a sleep disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The claim for PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for prostate cancer is dismissed. The case of service connection for hypertension and increase in the ratings for sarcoidosis is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal of the denial of his claim for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The case also has a pending request for a Board hearing on sarcoidosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for increased ratings for sarcoidosis of the eyes on an extraschedular basis due to marked interference with employment.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including asbestos exposure, low back disability, sciatic nerve impingement, cervical spondylitis, sarcoidosis, diabetes, hypertension, and migraine headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claims for sarcoidosis, left knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sarcoidosis and its relation to his military service, specifically exposure to beryllium.