Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination and consideration of extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's right trochanteric bursitis has been rated as 10% disabling, but the Board finds that it more closely aligns with a rating of 80% under DC 5254 for flail joint hip. The Veteran does not have ankylosis in his hip.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, contributed to the worsening of his peripheral vascular disease (PVD), which was granted as secondary to this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pleural mesothelioma and joint pain, finding no current diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma and attributing joint pain to known diagnoses. The claim was decided on the merits.

The Veteran's current diagnosis of recurrent epistaxis is found to be related to active military service. Service connection for a dental disorder for VA outpatient treatment purposes is denied as there was no evidence of dental trauma during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for a VA examination and consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a mandible condition, to include TMD, and headaches. The initial disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed bilateral pinguecula is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for leucopenia and leukemia, finding no evidence of current disability or a link to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a bilateral hip disorder due to insufficient reasoning in the previous decision and the need for an examination.

The Veteran's cause of death, acute leukemia (AML), was not service-connected as it is not related to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the Board does not have jurisdiction due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a colon disability (diverticular disease) is granted as it is secondary to his service-connected lymphocytic lymphoma. The claim for stomach disability is denied as there is no diagnosed stomach condition.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for a hearing being canceled and his subsequent withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 and § 1815, finding no legal basis for payment involving disabilities other than spina bifida of a natural child whose father served in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that the character of the appellant's discharge from military service does not constitute a bar to entitlement to VA compensation benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability related to her in-service premature ovarian failure, and therefore service connection is denied.

The Veteran's skin disorder claim is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine its etiology and whether it is related to service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's hammertoes of the right foot are not related to service or his service-connected plantar warts, and thus denied the claim for service connection.