Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right lower extremity disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical records.

The Veteran's death was caused by cancer of the esophagus, which is a disease subject to presumptive service connection due to exposure to ionizing radiation during his period of active service. The Board finds that this condition contributed substantially or materially to cause the Veteran's death and grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for menometrorrhagia was improper and restored the Veteran's service connection.

The Board finds that the Veteran's right foot disorder was not caused by VA treatment and does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto for treatment of a heart attack were reimbursed as the care was deemed necessary due to an emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to report for a scheduled hearing and because he has now been represented by an attorney. The case will be processed again with the appropriate scheduling of a travel Board hearing.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 1, 1999 for the award of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip bursitis manifested during active military service and grants her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including obtaining responses to requests for documents and a financial status report from the appellant.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Cape Coral Hospital on August 22, 2008, and September 7, 2008, were for non-emergent treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome and Chronic Back Pain. The VA Medical Center denied the claim as the conditions did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

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

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to secure the Veteran's medical records from German civilian hospitals and to provide a VA examination to determine if his current genitourinary disability is related to service. The case will be remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's compensation benefits should be reinstated starting from July 1, 2009.

The Board found that the Veteran's pulmonary disease was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to asbestos. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an increase in monthly death pension award as a surviving spouse, finding that she is precluded from receiving a monthly award in excess of $90.00 per month due to her receipt of Medicaid-covered nursing home care.

The Board has remanded the case for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge and further development.

The Board has granted service connection for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, a non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and the Veteran is now entitled to compensation for this condition. The issue of TDIU remains pending as it is inextricably intertwined with the grant of service connection.