Sarcoidosis Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues on appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to decide these benefits.

The Veteran's sarcoidosis is rated at 30 percent, while the other conditions remain non-compensable.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for sarcoidosis and residuals of thoracotomy, finding that these conditions were not related to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for sarcoidosis with cutaneous involvement, tension headaches, and bilateral retinal holes as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under applicable criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected right eye disabilities, headaches, and adjustment disorder with depressed mood do not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for sarcoidosis as there was no evidence of the condition in service or at present, and no competent medical evidence linking it to service.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for pilonidal cyst, bilateral defective hearing, low back disability, colon polyps, and sleep disturbance on a direct basis, and for a skin disorder, sarcoidosis, and aortic valvular disease, claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The claim of new and material evidence was also denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis, but ultimately determined that the condition was not related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and for a lung disability, finding that the disease process leading to the veteran's death was not attributable to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a temporary total rating, as the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or a temporary total rating based on hospitalization.

The veteran was granted an initial rating of 30 percent for his service-connected sarcoidosis and restrictive lung disease, effective from April 1, 2004.

The veteran's claim for service connection for urethral stricture was not reopened, but a 10 percent rating was granted under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities that interfere with normal employability.

The Board granted service connection for sarcoidosis, finding that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the condition began during active service or is related to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied reopening of service connection for a lung disorder, finding that the evidence submitted since the prior final decision did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The veteran's initial ratings for osteoarthritic changes of the thoracolumbar and cervical spine, as well as mild and persistent exercise-induced bronchial asthma with inactive pulmonary sarcoidosis, were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sarcoidosis and basal cell carcinoma as there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his active military service or any alleged exposure to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or non-ionizing radiation during service.

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.