Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development of records and need for additional medical opinions. The issues are related to right adductor magnus strain and a right leg disability, including hamstring pull/strain.

The Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 6, 2018 was denied due to his failure to appear for a VA examination without good cause.

The Board has denied service connection for an unspecified personality disorder with borderline, paranoid, and schizotypal traits as the evidence does not support a finding of service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left and right hand disabilities has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals through his attorney representative.

The Veteran's heart disability, characterized as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and trace mitral regurgitation, was denied service connection due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his active duty service or any other relevant factors.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to VA care to the jaw causing left side facial paralysis, finding that there was no evidence of negligence or improper treatment by VA personnel.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for a compensable disability rating for service-connected post-operative changes of a hammertoe on the right foot. The Board dismissed this issue as a result.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right elbow condition and its relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a colon disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure and secondary to PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current colon disorders were related to his active duty service or to his service-connected PTSD.

The claim for service connection for a right eye disability, including an epiretinal membrane, is being remanded due to the challenges raised by the Veteran's representative regarding the competency of the VA examiners who provided opinions.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and TDIU prior to December 21, 2017 was denied due to the absence of evidence showing that VA negligence caused his right small finger amputation.

The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's drill days and pay in FY 2014. The RO needs to conduct an audit of his VA compensation account, including verification of his drill days and pay, and address the March 2018 VA Form 21-8951-2.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the proximate cause and aggravation of the Veteran's infectious diseases by his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's skin condition, including hyperhidrosis palms and bromidrosis feet secondary to pompholyx, has worsened since the last VA examination. The Board finds a remand necessary for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the service-connected skin condition and determine if any other skin conditions are related to it.