Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the Veteran not providing necessary information about his employment since 2008. The claim will be reconsidered after this development.

The Veteran's claim of benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for tardive dyskinesia is remanded due to the need for a further VA opinion regarding whether VA was negligent in prescribing metoclopramide for several years.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a left eye disability due to new and material evidence. However, the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities are not related to his in-service injury.

The Veteran seeks service connection for bilateral cataracts, which he claims are due to exposure to radiation while serving on active duty. The VA examiner found the Veteran's cataracts less likely than not incurred in or caused by his military service and concluded they were senile in nature.

The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at a non-VA facility in December 2013 was dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction over such claims after the veteran's death.

The Veteran's pseudofollicular barbae was rated at noncompensable due to it covering less than 5 percent of the entire body and exposed areas, without disfigurement or systemic therapy required.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current chronic left great toenail disability related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for stress incontinence is denied as her service-connected condition does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's skin condition, previously rated as aquagenic urticarial, is now rated at 60 percent due to more than 40 percent of his body being affected by the condition and requiring constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids.

The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of ALS and did not establish service connection due to lack of evidence linking his neurological disorder to active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a medical opinion from a gynecologist.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and the Board finds that he did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The VA has determined that the appellant's deceased spouse did not have service in the United States Armed Forces during World War II, and thus does not meet the eligibility requirements for VA death benefits.

The Veteran's current skin condition did not have its onset in service and is not etiologically related to service, including the in-service treatment for a rash. Therefore, the claim for service connection has been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for various foot conditions and PTSD are also on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's scrotal hematoma does not result in complete atrophy of either testicle, and therefore, a compensable disability rating is denied.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status is being remanded due to incomplete records. The VA will obtain any necessary medical records and provide a supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's service does not meet the criteria for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits as he did not serve during a period of war.

The Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for prostatitis, claimed as hematuria, effective November 5, 2014.

The Board denied reopening the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disorder because no new and material evidence was received showing a current diagnosis.