Other conditions decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining terminal treatment records from Providence Hospital and providing a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected CAD and his death. The appellant is also provided with new notice letter.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a dispute over the validity of an overpayment, and will not make a decision on the waiver until this issue is resolved.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed residuals of a cranial injury were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's right leg/foot disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his service and may not be presumed to have been. The preponderance of evidence weighs against finding a relationship between the disability and his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's left lower extremity reflex sympathetic dystrophy is not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.

The Veteran's divorce from his former spouse, N.L.D., was recognized as valid in the Philippines. Therefore, apportionment of his VA benefits on behalf of her and their minor child is not appropriate.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of gall bladder removal, other than the already service-connected scar, was denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of current disability related to this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right arm and hand disability, including pain, numbness, and tingling, began during service. Service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of rheumatic fever, including mitral regurgitation and subsequent valve replacement, has been granted. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability is held in abeyance due to the need for additional development.

The Board has found that the Veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is unrelated to his service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current arthritis of the left lower extremity that was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for a dental condition, specifically jaw malalignment, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not caused by service or a congenital defect.

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

The Board found that the Veteran does not have residuals of a stab wound related to his military service.

The case is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a rescheduled Travel Board hearing. The Veteran's SSA records are requested, but no new rating or effective date was assigned.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right lower extremity weakness, which was noted in service and continued after discharge, is a condition incurred during active duty.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disorder is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination and consideration of new evidence.

The claims for service connection for an imbalance condition and neck condition, both claimed as secondary to in-service head trauma, were denied due to the lack of a clinically diagnosed condition. The Veteran did not submit new and material evidence after the SOC.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing with a Veterans Law Judge. The case will be returned to the Board after this development.