Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Board has decided to remand the case for an addendum opinion regarding the aggravation prong of the secondary service connection claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being returned to the RO for consideration of new evidence, including a medical opinion regarding his HIV diagnosis during National Guard service. The claim will be reconsidered and a decision on whether he should be granted service connection for HIV will be made.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip disabilities have resulted in the loss of use of both lower extremities, necessitating the use of a walker and cane for locomotion. As such, he is entitled to specially adapted housing.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and determining the marital status of the Veteran at the time of his death. The appellant's standing as a surviving spouse is also under review.

Prior to March 9, 2015, the Veteran's UTI required long-term drug therapy and intermittent intensive management.,From March 9, 2015, the Veteran's UTI has been manifested by daytime voiding intervals between one and two hours, and awakening to void three to four times at night.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and clarification of the Veteran's current condition and its relation to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing due to the failure to provide him with his requested hearing. The issue of entitlement to disability compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 remains pending.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to a lack of 24 months of continuous active duty service, and the character of discharge did not meet eligibility requirements.

The Board found that the Veteran's chronic small bowel ulcerative disease warranted a rating of 40 percent, effective November 17, 2009. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the lack of certain documents in the claims file, including determinations dated March 9, 2011 and May 13, 2011. The AOJ must obtain these records before further action can be taken.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a pancreatico-duodenectomy and gall bladder removal due to exposure at Camp Lejeune is being remanded for additional development, including an addendum opinion from the April 2012 VA examiner.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's large granular lymphocytic leukemia is related to his active service, specifically solvent exposure during service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's available service treatment records and post-service treatment records do not show any diagnosed right eye disability. Private treatment records indicate refractive defects but no right eye disability.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating effective May 1, 2013. The skin disorder and spine condition issues are pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for burial in a VA national cemetery due to lack of active military service and because his death did not occur under honorable conditions while he was on Active Duty Training (ACDUTRA).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thoracic spine scoliosis is a developmental defect and not attributable to service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been evaluated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period, but a 10 percent evaluation is granted for both knees based on painful motion.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate reasoning in the April 2015 VA opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia and his presumed exposure to toxic herbicides, including Agents Blue, White, Orange, and Orange II.

The Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits was denied because the training facility did not receive approval from the State approving agency until January 1, 2013. As a result, he is not entitled to an earlier effective date prior to this date.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation higher than 10 percent for service-connected left eye myokymia was denied. The condition is characterized by symptoms of oscillatory movements of the left eye, worsened by downward gaze, intermittent diplopia upon downward and inward gaze, dizziness, eye strain, and fatigue.