Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeals for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for rectal cancer and chronic myelogenous leukemia due to herbicide agent exposure are being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for a thoracic spine disability, which is linked to an in-service injury during ejector seat training. The appellant's Alzheimer's disease was not shown within one year of separation from service.,Service connection for Alzheimer's disease cannot be established as there is no evidence showing that the condition manifested within one year of separation and no indication that it is related to service.

The Veteran's Raynaud's Syndrome was initially rated at 10 percent prior to April 3, 2013, and increased to 40 percent thereafter. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not support higher initial ratings for Raynaud's Syndrome.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the absence of certain documents relevant to the Veteran's waiver appeal. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for a deviated septum is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of histoplasmosis of the lung and found that new and material evidence has been received. The Veteran is now entitled to a decision on his claim.

The Veteran's right foot hammertoe is the result of his March 1990 right foot surgery and represents an outcome which was not reasonably foreseeable. The criteria for entitlement to benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 have been met.

The appellant is not recognized as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for VA benefits, and her claims for death benefits and accrued benefits are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disability is proximately due to, or caused by, his service-connected neck disability and grants the claim of entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his left femur disability and consideration of all post-May 2017 treatment records. The claim will be adjudicated again after this additional development.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for basal cell carcinoma due to lack of new and material evidence, despite the Veteran's contentions about exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal of the initial 30 percent rating assigned for his service-connected heart condition is dismissed. Service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is granted.

The Board found that VA correctly calculated the Veteran's disability compensation after his service-connected left toe amputated, and denied the appeal.

The appellant is not recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of establishing entitlement to DIC benefits, death pension, and accrued benefits due to her divorce from the Veteran at the time of his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current prurigo nodularis is secondary to his service-connected tinea incognito, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of service connection for a sinus disability and a genitourinary disability. The Board is dismissing these matters.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for an allergic reaction to a bee sting on November 23, 2015 are eligible for reimbursement as it met the criteria of being in a medical emergency and no VA facilities were feasibly available.

The Board has granted service connection for nerve damage radiating from the right thumb, finding that it is related to the Veteran's in-service thumb injury and is a direct result of his service-connected disability.