Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Board found that the Veteran does not have current cold weather injury residuals, including peripheral vascular disease and Raynaud's disease, related to service. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting accounts in the record regarding the creation of the overpayment, amount owed by the Veteran, and repayment. The VA will need to obtain a written audit from the appropriate entity and adjudicate whether any or all of the overpayment was improperly created.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition has been reopened and granted. Service connection for cognitive impairment related to brain injury is also granted.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's cause of death was determined to be due to head and neck cancer, which is related to his service exposure to herbicide agents. The Board finds that the Veteran's head and neck cancer is a result of his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has reopened the claim and granted service connection for esophageal adenocarcinoma status post Ivor-Lewis esophagogastrectomy with jejunostomy tube placement, finding that there is a reasonable possibility of establishing service connection due to continuity of symptomatology since active duty.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for continued special apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation on behalf of their children after October 1, 2011, finding that hardship had not been demonstrated and that the Veteran resumed paying child support after his release from prison.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to assess her service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left first metatarsal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting undescended right testicle was aggravated during service, and therefore service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot injury was denied in September 2004. The RO reopened the claim and granted it effective November 3, 2010.

The Veteran's bilateral varicocele is currently evaluated at a noncompensable rating, and the Board finds that an evaluation higher than 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing an addendum opinion from a medical professional to address the Veteran's claimed non-genitourinary residuals of prostate cancer.

The Board found that the Veteran has spina bifida occulta, but as it is a congenital defect, service connection for this condition was denied.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for an inguinal hernia, but did not discuss whether the evidence was sufficient to establish service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals of an eye injury related to his service, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for loss of bladder control is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in the medical opinions and need for clarification regarding the Veteran's hammertoe deformity.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to be scheduled for an appropriate VA examination to address his residuals of a back injury, to include left side hurting and a left foot injury. If he is physically unable to appear, arrangements should have been made to have him examined by an appropriate medical provider at the assisted living or nursing home facility where he resides.