Real decisions, in plain English

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, along with alcohol use disorder, has been granted a 100% evaluation effective from April 8, 2021. The disability causes total occupational and social impairment.

adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood · alcohol use disorder

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further medical examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service, including gas chamber training, as well as any aggravation of the condition by other service-connected disabilities.

obstructive sleep apnea · morbid obesity

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

tinnitus

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis and shin splints due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA examination. The case is now pending with a request for a new opinion.

left knee degenerative arthritis · shin splints

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and the Board denied the claim for service connection.

bile duct obstruction · pancreatic cancer · hepatic failure · alcoholic hepatitis · grand mal seizures

The Veteran's initial rating for peripheral vestibular disorder remains at 30 percent, as the condition has already been rated to its maximum under VA regulations.

Peripheral Vestibular Disorder

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine strain, right wrist sprain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and right ankle strain. The disabilities are all deemed to have begun during the Veteran's active duty.

Cervical spine strain · Right wrist sprain · Right knee strain · Left knee strain · Right ankle strain

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

left knee condition · sinusitis · right shoulder condition · neuropathy, right lower extremity · posterior vitreous degeneration bilateral eye · right hip osteoarthritis · left foot peripheral neuropathy · degenerative arthritis of the spine · obstructive sleep apnea

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the relationship between chronic kidney disease and service. The Veteran's claim will be returned for further examination and opinion.

chronic kidney disease

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip degenerative arthritis is secondary to his service-connected right total hip replacement and grants this claim.

left hip degenerative arthritis

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including degenerative disc disease and scoliosis, due to lack of current disability evidence.

back condition · degenerative disc disease · scoliosis

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection and rating of various conditions have not progressed further.

conjunctivitis · prostate cancer · enlarged prostate

The Board denied service connection for ganglion cyst, bilateral shoulder pain, and pes planus with plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.,There is no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.

ganglion cyst · chronic shoulder pain, bilateral · bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia and alcohol use disorder caused his sleep apnea.

sleep apnea · PTSD · major depression · generalized anxiety disorder · insomnia · alcohol use disorder

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is rated at 70 percent. The severity, frequency, and duration of the symptoms did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The Veteran's right knee limitation of extension was reduced from 40 percent to 10 percent, but the reduction is not proper. The rating has been restored to 40 percent for the entire period.

Right Meniscal Tear

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on April 12, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization and because there was no legal basis for VA payment.

The appeal concerning the service connection claims for various conditions and initial compensable evaluations for service-connected erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

bilateral athlete's foot · dislocated/injury to left shoulder · lumbar spine injury · migraines · ruptured left hip

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.

coronary artery disease

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left wrist disorder and its relationship to service, including his right hand fracture.

left wrist disorder · chronic left wrist sprain · mild polyarticular osteoarthrosis