Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has granted service connection for a neurological condition (twitching and finger numbness) as an undiagnosed illness, but denied service connection for bronchial and respiratory problems.

The Board denied the appeal as the overpayment of apportioned VA disability benefits to the appellant in the amount of $13,500 was validly created due to her failure to promptly notify VA of her divorce from the Veteran.

The Board found that the appellant's status as a veteran's spouse was severed upon her divorce from the Veteran, and thus terminated her apportionment of VA disability benefits effective February 8, 2011.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses and ambulance transportation services incurred during a non-VA hospitalization at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on April 19, 2016 are now covered by VA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical examination and testing related to the Veteran's right hamstring strain.

The claim for service connection has been reopened, but the case is remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions regarding aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Veteran's broken right ring finger resulted in painful limitation of motion, stiffness and weakness. However, the disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating as there is no minimum compensable rating available under DC 5230.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for pelvic adhesion disease with hysterectomy is remanded due to incomplete records and need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's right thumb disability was reduced from a 10 percent rating to noncompensable. The Board found that the evidence did not show an improvement in his condition, and restored the original 10 percent rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of spinal stenosis, so the case is dismissed.

The Board denied reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Saint Francis Medical Center from June 26, 2012 through July 4, 2012 because the Veteran refused transfer to a VA facility after being deemed stable and preferred to remain at Saint Francis for his right lower extremity cellulitis treatment.

The Board denied the appeal as the retroactive termination of J. as a dependent spouse effective May 1, 2011 and the addition of I. as a dependent spouse effective April 1, 2014 were proper.

The Board denied the reopening of a previously denied claim for service connection for cerebral hemorrhage, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes aggravated his pre-existing otitis externa.

The Board denied service connection for numbness in the upper and lower extremities, finding that there is no current disability due to numbness or other neurological disorder caused by service-connected spine disabilities or active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the right hand and fingers disability, which may be related to cold exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and review of the Veteran's service treatment records, VA medical records, and private medical records. The Veteran is required to provide any relevant records and undergo a VA examination for his heart disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining all outstanding treatment records and adjudicating the TDIU rating claim.

The Board has granted service connection for ulcerative colitis, finding that the condition had its onset during military service and is related to stress experienced while serving.

The Veteran's stomach disability, including hiatal hernia and esophageal reflux disease, is granted as service-connected due to an in-service injury sustained at boot camp.