Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for upper and lower back strain and gastrointestinal condition due to outstanding VA treatment records and need for a medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's brain cancer and his herbicide exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board has dismissed the case as there are no longer any issues to be decided.

The Board found that the Veteran's income exceeded the maximum allowable pension rate in 2009, leading to the termination of his nonservice-connected VA pension benefits. The appeal is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding payments made during the period from October 15, 2012, to December 14, 2012. The Veteran disputes the existence of an overpayment and claims he did not receive the identified amount.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's ADEM, including whether it is related to service-connected conditions or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's recurrent cyst on the left buttock is rated at 20 percent, and no higher rating is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for new evidence. The Veteran's bilateral foot spurs are being reviewed again with additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for service-connected prostatitis, which requires the use of an appliance and absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.

Your claim for a second financial award to purchase an automobile or other conveyance has already been granted through equitable relief. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review this issue as the matter is considered fully resolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of discussion on whether the Veteran's bilateral foot condition results in functional impairment such that no effective function remains other than what would be equally well served by an amputation with prosthesis. The Veteran needs updated medical examination to determine current severity and nature of his foot conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a January 1975 rating decision assigning a noncompensable evaluation for herpes simplex progenitalis.

The Board granted a 70% rating for encephalopathy due to service-connected Lyme disease, and denied an initial compensable rating for Lyme disease. The decision also granted TDIU.

The Veteran was awarded nonservice-connected pension benefits, which were paid retroactively to January 1, 2011. The Appellant claimed he was owed $2193 at the time of his father's death, but the Board found that no money was owed due to direct deposit payments made.

The Veteran's esophageal cancer is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for diverticulosis, abscess residuals, and colon resection residuals is being remanded due to the need to obtain his SSA records.

The Veteran's emergency antibiotic treatment at Providence Regional Medical Center (PRMC) in Everett, Washington from November 23 to November 25, 2013 is approved for reimbursement under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1728.

The Board has remanded both issues for further development. The service connection issue involves a request to reopen the claim based on new and material evidence, while the DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is also being remanded.

The Board has determined that additional information is needed to verify the number of credit hours required for full-time enrollment from May 12, 2014, through June 29, 2014. The case will be returned to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further action.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for urticaria and residuals of a head injury.