Sarcoidosis decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches is granted. The claims for service connection for sarcoidosis and psychiatric disorders (including schizophrenia and PTSD) are reopened, but the service connection for low back disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder is denied.

The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's sarcoidosis was related to in-service chemical exposure, and thus remanded for a VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee, sarcoidosis, lung damage/bronchitis, congestive heart failure, and cirrhosis of the liver. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and several joint conditions, require the need for aid and attendance due to his inability to dress himself and manage his daily needs.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sarcoidosis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, and asthma due to inadequate opinions based on lack of evidence supporting asbestos exposure. The Veteran will need new VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for sarcoidosis, seborrheic dermatitis, and other conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for flatfeet and sarcoidosis, as well as his claim for TDIU, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for establishing service connection or entitlement to TDIU.

The claims for service connection for left ankle injury, gout, and residuals of right knee injury have been dismissed. The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury has also been dismissed. The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for respiratory condition to include pulmonary sarcoidosis was denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's sarcoidosis had its onset during service, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for sarcoidosis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sarcoidosis, cirrhosis, hepatitis C, and diabetes mellitus due to missing treatment records from a VA facility in Maguire, Virginia.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the receipt of additional relevant VA and private treatment records, as well as the need for a more specialized opinion regarding his sarcoidosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for an opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sarcoidosis and his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claims for defective visual acuity, sarcoidosis, gastritis, colon polyps, and benign prostate hypertrophy are all denied.,While the Veteran was exposed to service in Vietnam, there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or relationship between his claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flatfoot and sarcoidosis of the lungs as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and current disability is not related to service.