Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case as he is no longer alive.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board finds that the effective dates for removing (L.) as a dependent and adding (K.) and (O.) as dependents are proper based on the applicable regulations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's laryngeal cancer and its relation to service at Camp Lejeune. The claim will be returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations and addendum opinions to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for joint disability and cardiovascular disorder.

The Veteran's bilateral pes cavus with Achilles tendonitis has been rated at 30 percent, and the Board has now granted a 50 percent rating based on marked contraction of plantar fascia with dropped forefoot, all toes hammer toes, very painful callosities, marked varus deformity.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a copy of an accident report from service and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any currently nonservice-connected disorders of the feet are related to service or are secondary to his already service-connected foot/toe disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to recent case law requiring that VA examinations include joint testing for pain on both active and passive motion, in weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing.

The Board found that the overpayment of $2,565.00 was validly created due to VA's failure to acknowledge the Veteran's timely notification of his divorce and remarriage by telephone.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), finding that these conditions did not manifest during active military service, are not related to a disease, injury, or event in service, and were not caused or aggravated by service-connected hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed disability of the Veteran's upper extremities, including radiculopathy.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an apparent discrepancy between versions of a June 2015 Remand. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (asserted as a mental health disorder), including on a secondary basis, is now before the Board.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected low back disability and consideration of her TDIU request.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development and need for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's visual impairment.

The Veteran's wrist surgery resulted in a one-month period of convalescence, and the Board has granted a temporary total disability rating for this period.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic skin disorder in service and concluded that the Veteran's current PFB is not related to his active duty service.

The case is being remanded for the appellant to be rescheduled for a Board hearing in Chicago, Illinois. The appellant has not indicated whether she prefers an in-person or video conference hearing.

The Board finds that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran has an undiagnosed illness manifested by chronic gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal pain and altered bowel habits, which had its onset during military service.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for emergency treatment from June 22, 2013 to June 24, 2013 are denied as the claim was not filed within the required 90-day period after discharge.