Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Board has ordered a remand due to incomplete compliance with previous directives and the need for additional medical opinions. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot disorder is pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's qualifying service does not meet the criteria for a benefit level in excess of 90 percent under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, resulting in an effective rating of 80 percent.

The Veteran's transverse myelitis is found to have started during his active duty training (ACDUTRA) period, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a vision disability, specifically myopia, is denied as the condition is not considered a service-connectable disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), was not related to his service in Southeast Asia and did not find any evidence linking it to exposure to biliary Opisthorchis viverrini parasites (OVP). As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was denied.

The Veteran's appeal to establish service connection for a sleep disorder has been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's liver cancer and status post small bowel resection and mesenteric tumor debulking are related to his military service, specifically due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. As a result, these conditions have been granted service connection.

Increased rating for instability due to chondromalacia patella of the left knee was granted.,Service connection for residuals of a left hand and left wrist injury (cramping and weakness) was granted.,Higher rating for left knee DJD, limitation of extension was granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented, and therefore the claim for service connection for residuals of a ganglion cyst of the left wrist is denied.

The Veteran's accrued benefits claim was denied as the appellant is not considered a 'child' and does not have standing to collect the benefits due to his death.

The Veteran's prostatitis has not resulted in any symptoms during the appeals period. His voiding dysfunction symptoms have been associated with his nonservice-connected benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) and there is no evidence of urinary tract infection.

The Board finds that the Veteran's post cholecystectomy diarrhea did not begin during service and is not related to any in-service events or exposures. The most probative evidence shows that his symptoms began shortly after a 2001 cholecystectomy, which was unrelated to service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran's service-connected left eye disability has been manifested by ectropion, occasional diplopia and dry eye due to ectropion. The Board finds that the rating of 10 percent is appropriate for her condition.

The Veteran's right foot disability is rated at 10 percent, effective September 4, 2009. The skin graft of the right calf is also rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's narcolepsy did not manifest during active service and is not otherwise etiologically related to active service. The evidence clearly and unmistakably establishes that the condition preexisted his active duty service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have bilateral optic nerve head drusen that was incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a statement of the case regarding the Veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred during treatment at private facilities on July 20, 2011, and August 3, 2011, were eligible for reimbursement due to emergency conditions and lack of availability of VA facilities.