Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board cannot make a decision on the service connection claim for urothelial carcinoma because no VA examiner has provided an opinion regarding whether it is related to service, including herbicide exposure. The Veteran's case is being remanded to obtain such an opinion.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if there was any legal action within two years of the Veteran's death that granted K.C. rights similar to those of a natural parent, allowing her to be recognized as an adopted child for CHAMPVA benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's head pain disability.

The Veteran's right eye diplopia was granted a disability rating of 20 percent prior to January 6, 2015 and denied for ratings higher than 30 percent from that date. The decision also addressed the Veteran's TDIU claim.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip disabilities do not result in loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, nor ankylosis of his hips. Therefore, he is ineligible for financial assistance in acquiring an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his active duty service or any other in-service injury. The Board also found that the condition is not secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for brainstem ependymoma and the cause of death due to lack of evidence showing a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity disability and bilateral eye condition were denied. The Board found that the submitted evidence did not provide a new and material basis to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for initial compensable evaluation of bilateral dry eye syndrome with photophobia and entitlement to individual unemployability.

The Board has remanded the issues of increased disability ratings for bursitis of both shoulders and initial increased disability rating for depressive disorder with anxiety due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's shoulder conditions are currently rated based on limitation of motion, while his anxiety is rated under a different diagnostic code.

The Veteran's ulcer is granted a rating of 60 percent, and the appeal for a compensable rating for residuals of a left radial fracture is dismissed.

The Veteran is found competent for handling the disbursement of VA funds, with evidence supporting this finding including multiple VA and private medical opinions over time.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Veteran's death did not qualify for enhanced DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2)-(3) because the appellant was not married to the Veteran for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding his death.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity lymphedema, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not related to his active military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure during service and the need for additional information from him.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral flat foot, finding no evidence linking his current condition to military service.

The Veteran did not serve during the Vietnam era, so he does not qualify for death pension benefits.

The Veteran's traction injury, left brachial plexus minor (non-dominant) is rated at the maximum 80 percent under the rating criteria and his symptoms are fully contemplated by this rating.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as her claim was filed within two years of his cremation.