Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and for a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bicuspid aortic valve disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board finds no evidence of a current bowel disability or a service-connected torn tricep disability. The Veteran's claims are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security records and a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability aggravated his blood clots with pulmonary embolus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a right leg disorder or residuals thereof, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a right elbow disorder and thus, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a neurological disability (identified as PLS) and granted it, finding that new and material evidence supports the claim. The Board determined that the Veteran's current neurological disability is consistent with ALS, warranting presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.318.

The Board has decided the appeal is remanded for further development and adjudication of the accrued benefits claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance as there is no evidence showing that his topical lotion prescribed to treat service-connected foot dermatophytosis causes irreparable damage to outer garments.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's trochanteric bursitis of the left hip was incurred in military service due to a motorcycle accident, and thus service connection is granted.

The Veteran sustained additional disability as a result of falling and fracturing his left hip during VA physical therapy. The Board finds that the proximate cause of this additional disability was VA's carelessness or similar instance of fault, resulting in the grant of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the Veteran's spondylolisthesis did not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected face condition (suborbital neuralgia) is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination as she has alleged worsening of her condition since her last VA examination in October 2008.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ventral hernia is not related to his active military service or a service-connected disability, including his bilateral pes planus and hyperkeratosis with tinea pedis.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's January 2004 statement constitutes a valid, timely filed notice of disagreement to the April 2003 RO denial of VA death pension benefits. The case is REMANDED for issuance of a Statement of the Case addressing the issue of entitlement to VA death pension benefits.

The Veteran's National Guard service did not qualify as active duty for the purpose of Chapter 33 education benefits, and his claim for increased benefits was denied.

The Board found that the appellant may be considered the Veteran's surviving spouse for benefits purposes, resolving all doubt in her favor.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for verification of service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and entitlement to TDIU as there is no evidence that his current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of lacerations to the right fourth and fifth fingers have been rated as noncompensable since July 16, 1999. The Board denied a compensable rating for these disabilities.