Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining and associating documents from the Veteran's March 24, 2008 application and February 2010 correspondence. The AOJ is required to provide clear reasons and bases for any findings regarding the means test eligibility category change and VA healthcare services requiring copayments.

The Veteran's gout of the right ankle is granted service connection, and he is assigned a 10% rating for his left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to cardiopulmonary arrest caused by pancreatic cancer. The Board found no service connection for any disability and could not establish that the Veteran’s diabetes mellitus type 2 or pancreatic cancer were related to his military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected left and right leg compartment syndromes are not rated compensably, and the Board finds that a new examination is needed to determine their current severity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurosyphilis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA death pension benefits because they were not married at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected gastritis is rated at 30 percent from October 17, 2008 to November 14, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a dental disorder and several other disabilities. The decision also remanded several issues for further development.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities, including whether it is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine.

The Veteran's medical services at Providence Mount Carmel Medical Center on April 14, 2014 were part of authorized treatment under VA regulations and are therefore eligible for payment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neck pain, diagnosed as occipital neuralgia and residuals of radiofrequency ablations and ganglionectomy, part of his service-connected headaches, migraine and basilar, is granted.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to herbicide exposure and determined that there is at least equipoise evidence suggesting a link between Agent Orange exposure and the Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme, thus granting the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a visual disability, finding that it is not related to his active service or any service-connected condition.

The Board found that the overpayment of $23,776.66 was validly created due to simultaneous receipt of disability compensation and active service pay from September 2009 to November 2011.

The Veteran's non-service-connected pension benefits were granted as of March 4, 2010, due to his income not exceeding the maximum allowable pension rate.

The Veteran's pericarditis rating is being remanded due to the need for a complete VA examination and the identification of outstanding treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the care provided at a VA facility in Chillicothe, Ohio, and whether this care contributed to the Veteran's left leg amputation.

The Board has remanded the claims for new and material evidence regarding service connection for various conditions due to exposure to mustard gas, nerve gas, and choke gas. The Veteran submitted additional medical evidence and a Department of Defense approval letter.

The Board denied service connection for a blocked artery bypass of the right leg, finding that there was no causal link between the condition and service. The evidence indicated that smoking during service likely caused the condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for aortic aneurysm should be remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.