Sarcoidosis Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a video conference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for sarcoidosis. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on Agent Orange exposure and secondary to his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the chest.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for TDIU and basic eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's sarcoidosis. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for sarcoidosis and TDIU are also being addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a new hearing and the need to reopen claims related to service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records review. The issues of service connection, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has granted service connection for a left foot disability, characterized as degenerative joint disease of the left foot with calcaneal spur and hallux valgus.,Regarding the respiratory issue, the Veteran's representative submitted additional evidence in April 2014, including private treatment records. The TDIU claim is also pending.

The Board has determined that further development is needed regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for sarcoidosis, including a new VA opinion to address whether his lung problems were caused or aggravated by military service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to the effects of his service-connected disabilities, including headaches, psychiatric disability, and eye blindness.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 27, 2006, for the award of service connection for sarcoidosis was denied. The Board found no basis to assign an earlier effective date as the Veteran did not file a claim for sarcoidosis until February 27, 2006.

The Veteran's currently diagnosed sarcoidosis and asthma did not begin during, or for several years after, his active duty service, and were not otherwise related to his service, including his exposure to asbestos.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and whether any service-connected conditions contributed to it.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and reviewing the claims file to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to address the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a respiratory disorder, including asthma and sarcoidosis. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain complete medical records and to provide the Veteran with an examination to determine if his current respiratory disorders are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sarcoidosis is likely related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA social and industrial survey to assess his ability to work given his service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board has remanded both issues due to additional evidence being associated with the file and a need for issuance of an SOC regarding the issue of increased evaluation for degenerative arthritis of the hips.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, burn scars of the right and left hands, service connection for pulmonary sarcoidosis, and service connection for enlarged prostate were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings.

The Veteran's sarcoidosis has not been shown to be active or manifested by any compensable residuals, and the preponderance of evidence weighs against finding that his sarcoidosis is currently disabling.