Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's skin disability and jungle fever are granted service connection. The jungle fever case is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of bilateral carpel tunnel syndrome.

The Board has denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left shin splints, finding that the Veteran's symptoms do not warrant a higher rating. The appeal regarding hypertension is remanded due to inadequate opinion from the March 2018 VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos and his respiratory condition. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a respiratory disorder allegedly caused by asbestos exposure during service.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his left fourth metacarpal fracture is remanded due to the need for additional development, including another VA examination and consideration of an extraschedular evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine the correct length of his qualifying active duty service for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits under the revised definition of 'active duty' as provided by Pub. L. No. 111-377.

The appeal to reopen a DIC benefits claim based on the cause of the Veteran's death is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia due to Agent Orange exposure and radiation exposure, finding no competent evidence of such exposures.

The Veteran's claim for a separate 20% rating for his grenade shrapnel wound to the right buttock was granted, as it met the criteria of moderate disability under the applicable regulations.

The Veteran's obsessive-compulsive disorder is found to have begun during his active duty service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's toenail infections and subsequent amputation, as well as whether any diagnoses are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's iridocyclitis is not caused or aggravated by her service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus denied her claim for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and consideration of his claims, including an increased rating for dysphagia and residuals of cancer of the larynx, as well as a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes as the Veteran's missing teeth are not due to loss of bony substance of the maxilla or mandible, and there is no evidence linking his in-service trauma to his currently diagnosed condition.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the case is now closed.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for chronic pleurisy is denied prior to January 26, 2018, and granted at 60 percent from that date. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the colon is not service connected as it did not develop during or within one year after his military service, and there is no evidence linking it to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Veteran's initial rating for eosinophilia was granted, but the Board has decided that a remand is necessary to obtain updated evidence and conduct a new VA examination.

The Board found that the change in copayment status from exempt to means test required for the period of October 18, 2013 through October 17, 2014 was proper and granted this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for a TTR and increased rating due to insufficient evidence in the record, including missing postoperative records and an opinion regarding convalescence following surgery.