Other conditions decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the service-connected chronic adjustment disorder contributed substantially and materially to the Veteran's cause of death, resulting in a grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's residuals of appendectomy are caused or aggravated by his service-connected gall bladder disability.

The Veteran's follicular lymphoma is presumed to be the result of his exposure to nuclear testing during Operation Red Wing in the Marshall Islands, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines, finding that the Veteran's migraines constitute an organic neurological disability and manifested to a compensable level within one year of his separation from service.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain VA treatment records and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's respiratory disability. The case will be returned for further review.

The Board has determined that the case needs to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia with gastritis has not been productive of symptoms that warrant a higher initial rating than the current 10 percent. The Board finds no provision for an increased evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's varicose veins and left leg thrombosis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to updated VA treatment records suggesting a worsening of the left leg disability since the last VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disorder involving the scrotum, groin, anus and buttocks did not begin during service or is otherwise related to active military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current neck and back disabilities were not incurred in service, as there was no diagnosis within one year of separation. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of cancer of the larynx are primarily manifested by hoarseness and occasional difficulty swallowing solid foods, but without evidence of complete organic aphonia or moderate dysphagia. The criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bruxism is related to or aggravated by his service-connected depression, and therefore grants service connection for bruxism.

The Veteran's unemployability is due to his service-connected disabilities other than PTSD, and the case is being remanded for further consideration.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current cardiac disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for a cardiac disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service and private medical records, as well as providing an adequate opinion regarding the Veteran's dental condition.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a disability of the right rib cage, which he claims is related to an injury sustained during service. The VA has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding his claim.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for payment of additional benefits due to his marriage is denied as the evidence was not provided within one year of notification.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for complications from a November 2006 surgical procedure at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, which included left inferior turbinate septoplasty and bilateral inferior turbinate cauterization. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct a new examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ankylosing spondylitis had its onset during active service and grants service connection for this condition.