Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and the need for additional development, including obtaining private medical records.

The Veteran's lymphedema has been granted a 20 percent disability rating for the entire appeal period, which is more than the noncompensable rating previously assigned.

The Board denied pension benefits from January 30, 2013 to December 31, 2017 due to income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate. Pension was granted from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for itching between the toes and a bilateral leg condition, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.,Both issues were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an extraschedular rating and TDIU due to incomplete information, including missing SSDI records. The Veteran is also required to undergo a new VA eye examination to address his bilateral cataracts and right eye cornea irregularity/keratoconus.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documentation related to the clothing allowance claim for 2010. The AOJ needs to reconstruct and upload all relevant records to the electronic claims file.

The Veteran's dysphagia was manifested as no more than moderate severity prior to January 10, 2014. From January 10, 2014 to October 18, 2017, the Veteran’s dysphagia was manifested by symptoms more closely approximating severe esophagal stricture, permitting liquids only.

The Board has determined that more development is needed to determine if the Veteran's tear Achilles tendons, right and left, are related to his service-connected knee disability. The case is being remanded for a VA examination.

The Veteran had no pending claims for accrued benefits at the time of his death, so he did not qualify for these benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for myasthenia gravis as secondary to epilepsy because the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as cardiac arrhythmia contributed by hypotension and multiple myeloma. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish herbicide exposure, thus denying service connection for cause of death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active duty service.