Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to evaluate the severity of his service-connected left thigh gunshot wound residuals and consideration of additional Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's son, born with a disability resulting from spina bifida, does not meet the criteria for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 as there is no evidence of a diagnosis of spina bifida in the medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at [redacted] in Mississippi, from September [redacted], 2006, to September [redacted], 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed right hand, left hand, right leg, and left leg disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during active service. The preponderance of evidence fails to establish a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding his request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of a clothing allowance benefit in the amount of $753.00.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) had its onset during service and granted service connection for this disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his colorectal cancer and left eye disability claims, as well as to obtain relevant treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes due to lack of evidence showing bone loss of maxilla, mandible or hard palate.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining an expert medical advisory opinion regarding his eye disability claim and a retrospective medical opinion on the left hip prosthesis and its neurological manifestations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, scheduling a VA examination to address the nature of his bilateral elbow disorder, and determining whether service connection can be granted based on direct evidence or secondary to his service-connected wrist disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder was incurred in service and granted service connection for it.

The Veteran is seeking additional vocational rehabilitation training benefits under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code. The RO has placed the case in a 'closed' status due to her already receiving such benefits and being placed in 'rehabilitated' status. The Veteran disagrees with this decision and requests a Board hearing.

The Veteran is entitled to reimbursement for $220.00 in medical expenses incurred on December 3, 2010, due to emergency treatment for pneumonia. The remaining charges from December 4 to December 6 are not eligible for reimbursement as they do not meet the criteria for emergent care.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA orthopedic examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left finger disability and any associated forearm and forearm scar involvement.

The Board has ordered additional development of the Veteran's VA treatment records from November 1998 to August 2012. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran was enrolled as a full-time student with 12 credit hours at El Paso Community College for the period from January 19, 2014 through February 2, 2014. The Board granted VRAP benefits for this period based on the school's certification of full-time enrollment.

The Veteran's cerebrovascular accident is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disability, including residuals of an appendectomy/ruptured appendix and stomach infection, is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's gouty arthritis is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation as there are no incapacitating exacerbations or impairment of health.

The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability did not cause or aggravate his claimed disabilities of numbness in the lower extremities, a knot on the right foot, sluggishness, and loss of bowel control.