Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses incurred for an ambulance transport on December 22, 2014 was denied because he did not meet the eligibility criteria under VA regulations.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to determine the current severity and symptomatology of the service-connected second left toe hammertoe disability, including any functional loss due to pain.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of pulmonary fibrosis and granted it. The petition to reopen the claim for squamous cell cancer was withdrawn.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the Veteran's hospital acquired pneumonia, hypoxic respiratory failure, colon cancer, or muscular dystrophy to his military service.

The Board has granted payment for medical expenses incurred at St. Francis Hospital and Tacoma Radiological Associates on October 17 and 28, 2013, as well as November 4 and 5, 2013, due to VA's authorization of the care.

The Board denied reopening the service connection for cause of the Veteran's death as new and material evidence was not received.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of skin disease of the hands, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 20 percent for dislocated semilunar cartilage with frequent episodes of 'locking', pain, and effusion into the joint. A separate rating for instability of the right knee since June 29, 2012 has been granted.

The Board denied the appeal as to the validity of a debt due solely to administrative error by VA, and remanded for consideration of the appellant's entitlement to waiver of recovery of overpayment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination and missing service treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for follicular barbae is being reviewed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for abnormal voice and left side upper and lower extremity weakness, status post cerebral hemorrhage as there is no evidence to suggest that his brain hemorrhage was related to service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for left lower extremity shin splints and denied the claim as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.

The Veteran's pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (tonsillar cancer) is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right lower extremity disorder (claimed as piriformis syndrome) is remanded due to incomplete examination and the need for clarification of her current diagnoses.

The appeal for TDIU was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's essential thrombocytosis is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Veteran's essential thrombocytosis is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and service connection for this condition has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding SSA records that need to be obtained for a proper evaluation of service connection for colon cancer.

The Board denied service connection for narcolepsy as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and the Veteran's symptoms are better explained by other causes such as obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic deep vein thrombosis and right foot disability render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).