Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for her gynecological condition and back condition. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination for both issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected mental disabilities are granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the entire period on appeal. Service connection is also granted for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and glaucoma. The issue of total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to May 18, 2018, is remanded.

Service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disorder, gallbladder condition, pre-cancer polyps and colon problems, and gum disease are granted. The Veteran's right shoulder injury, right elbow limitation of flexion, right elbow limitation of pronation, and right elbow limitation of extension ratings are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's stomach condition and its relationship to service.

The Veteran's pleural plaque (right side) was rated at 30 percent since May 26, 2017. The rating is granted but no higher.

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary/respiratory disorder claimed as due to in-service asbestos exposure, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, to include as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, and for TDIU prior to December 30, 2008. The remand is due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development, specifically not obtaining a retrospective medical opinion as directed in the previous August 2022 remand. The Veteran refused an in-person examination and no such opinion was obtained.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the USS Intrepid was within 12 nautical miles of the shores of Vietnam during the Veteran's service, which is necessary for determining if he was exposed to herbicides and thus eligible for presumptive service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a cognitive disorder, finding no evidence of an in-service event or injury and noting that the Veteran's statements about a relationship to his service were not sufficient to trigger a need for a VA examination. The Board also found that diabetes mellitus did not aggravate the cognitive disorder.

The Veteran is granted compensation for additional chronic spinal injury residuals as a result of a fall at the VA medical center gym in May 2008, which was caused by negligence on the part of the physical therapist.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right elbow epicondylitis, impairment of supination and/or pronation of the right elbow, and limitation of extension of the right elbow due to additional development being required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient efforts by VA in obtaining relevant medical records, particularly those from DuPont and Kershaw County Hospital. The Veteran's claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation will be returned to the AOJ for further development.