Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Board denied service connection for Bell's Palsy as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for venous insufficiency and lymphedema due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran contends that her hypertension caused or aggravated these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bladder impairment is related to his service-connected conditions or if it was aggravated by them. The VA needs to obtain additional treatment records and provide addendum opinions on these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms, as they are not supported by evidence of a chronic disability pattern or causally related to service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability and a urinary disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate examinations in previous years.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically failing to provide a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's esophageal adenocarcinoma and his active duty service.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, stating that since the claim was received within a year of the Veteran's death and no legal basis exists to assign an earlier effective date, the appeal must be denied.

The Board has decided that the decision or Explanation of Payment (EOP)/Preliminary Fee Remittance Advice Report (PFAR) denying payment for medical services provided to the Veteran on November 13, 2019 is not in the file. The claim must be remanded to obtain this missing document.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain additional private medical records and VA treatment records for the period from June 2019 to present. The issues of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected right ovary atrophy and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected status-post salpingo-oophorectomy are remanded.

The Board has decided that the claim for a higher rating for bilateral Terrien's Marginal Degeneration should be remanded due to new VA treatment records being uploaded since the last SSOC.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer due to exposure to water contaminants during his time at Wurtsmith Air Force Base is remanded as there was no development conducted to verify the alleged exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clarification of the Veteran's service points, particularly for periods of active duty and inactive duty training. The Veteran is seeking pension benefits based on his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's ulcerative colitis and service, including exposure to burn pits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic tremors, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or any service-connected disability.