Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and re-adjudication of the claim, including consideration of all evidence received since the most recent supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to consider the Veteran's service treatment records from his periods of active duty in 2004 and 2005, as well as obtain private medical records. The claim will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound is remanded due to incomplete VA examination records and lack of notification regarding a requested examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's umbilical and inguinal hernias preexisted his service and were not aggravated during any period of service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records to determine the current severity of her service-connected leg disabilities.

The Board has determined that service connection is granted for arthritis of the right great toe and tendonitis of the left foot as secondary to service-connected bilateral planovalgus flatfeet with plantar fasciitis and bone spurring.,Both conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but the VA examiner in June 2010 initially provided a negative opinion before clarifying that the right great toe arthritis was not connected or related to service-connected planovalgus flat feet with plantar fasciitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of onychomycosis affecting his fingernails and toenails are not related to service, specifically due to a lack of evidence linking any in-service exposure to chemicals or smoke with the development of this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for mastocytosis, finding that it is at least as likely as not permanently aggravated by his in-service symptoms. The Veteran's appeal of the prostate cancer rating issue was withdrawn prior to a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a malfunction with the recording equipment during his Board videoconference hearing. The case must be addressed before any further appellate review.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records and translation of documents. The issue of entitlement to special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance will be reconsidered.

The Board has determined that the appellant's income exceeded the maximum allowable for VA death pension benefits, and thus denied her claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of his claims.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran does not have a left ear hearing loss disability that is related to his military service and the Board finds that service connection for hearing loss in the left ear is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of squamous cell carcinoma of the right vocal cord warrant a 10 percent disability rating, effective from June 8, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and TDIU. The claims are inextricably intertwined, so both must be addressed together.

The Veteran's claims for reimbursement of medical expenses at George County Hospital were denied because the emergency treatment provided was not considered necessary, and a VA facility was feasibly available.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear status of the Appellant's eligibility for education benefits, and additional development is needed from DoD.

The Veteran's DJD of the bilateral feet with calcaneal spurring and metatarsalgia has been granted a 10 percent rating, effective from August 1, 2007.