Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Veteran's abdominal aortic aneurysm is not related to service or presumed in-service herbicide exposure, and the Board finds that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of cold injury to his left lower extremity, effective April 29, 2010. The case is also remanded for further consideration of the Veteran's claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's family's net worth, including assets transferred to an irrevocable trust, was deemed excessive for purposes of granting nonservice-connected pension benefits and special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied future interment of the appellant's remains in a VA national cemetery due to lack of active military service and no disability incurred during ACDUTRA.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to missing service records and lack of medical evidence regarding the decedent's condition at the time of death.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for an MRI of the Veteran's right thigh. The case will be returned to the AOJ for readjudication after this development is completed.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documents related to the Appellant's character of discharge from active service. The RO must attempt to obtain these documents and then readjudicate the issue.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosed gastrointestinal disability and does not exhibit gastrointestinal symptoms aside from those attributable to his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of an umbilical hernia do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7339, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's noncardiac chest pain is a symptom of his service-connected PTSD and, therefore, does not constitute a separate, current disability for which he can be granted direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed balance disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for muscle spasms. The Board has determined that a remand is required to address the nature and etiology of any diagnosed muscle spasm disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's nerve damage center back is related to service and grants the claim.

The Veteran's left spermatocele and right hydrocele, residuals of a groin injury, are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The evidence does not support a higher rating due to lack of recurrent symptomatic infection requiring drainage or hospitalization.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service personnel records and a need for a VA examination of the left eye. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disorder is pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gynecological disorder has been reopened and is granted. However, her right hip disorder cannot be linked to her military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for benign prostatic hypertrophy and mouth and teeth disabilities. The issues of entitlement to service connection are being addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left leg amputation and broken pelvis are being remanded due to the need for additional records, including personnel orders from his Reserve duty in June 2010.