Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected left leg disorder and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. The issue of TDIU will also be referred to the Chief Benefits Director or the Director, Compensation and Pension Service, for consideration on an extraschedular basis.

The Board found that the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the base of the tongue was not incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The opinion provided by L.R-C., a medical officer, concluded it was less likely than not caused by Agent Orange exposure and more likely related to his history of smoking.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current gout and arthritis of the bilateral hands and gout of the bilateral elbows did not manifest within one year of separation from service, nor have they been shown to be etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of his Chapter 30 delimiting date, finding that he did not meet the requirement of having a physical or mental disability preventing him from initiating or completing his chosen program of education.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and additional examination.

The Veteran's request for payment of unauthorized medical expenses is being remanded due to his recent withdrawal and subsequent renewal of hearing requests. The case will be scheduled for a Board videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete income and expense information, as well as updated information regarding the appellant's child status.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is currently before the Board. The case has been remanded due to a related issue regarding clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a January 2003 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain tumor is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional treatment records, as well as further consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a discrepancy in the number of months remaining for her education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33). The case should be returned to the Board for further consideration.

The Veteran's request for a personal hearing has been advanced and he requested a hearing before personnel at his local RO. The case is being remanded to schedule the Veteran for this hearing.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a TDIU, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of meatotomy of the urethra are asymptomatic and do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and verifying periods of active duty training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty training (INACDUTRA).

The Board found that the Veteran's current skin disorders are not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides. As a result, the claim for service connection for a skin disorder was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his chronic venous insufficiency of both legs and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.

The appellant has withdrawn his appeal, and the Board is dismissing it.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an infection of the right hand is being remanded due to inadequate examination and need for additional development.

The Board finds that the Veteran's sinus condition is etiologically related to his active duty service and grants service connection for a sinus condition.