Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Appellant's character of discharge from service is a bar to benefits administered by VA.

The Veteran's eligibility for VRAP benefits from January 2014 to May 2014 is denied as he was not enrolled in a full-time program of education.

The Board has determined that the Veteran must be afforded a VA examination to develop his claim for service connection of a bilateral hip disorder. The appeal is REMANDED as directed.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for his claimed lower back pain, which he contends is related to his military service. The Board has ordered additional development as requested by the Veteran and will consider this claim again after all relevant records are obtained.

The appellant withdrew her appeal of the issue of entitlement to DIC benefits.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's request for a powered mobility device, including a powered wheelchair or scooter, is denied as there is no medical finding of necessity and feasibility.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left foot disorders, including Morton's neuroma and metatarsalgia, did not have their onset in service or are otherwise attributable to disease or injury sustained therein. The Board also found that these conditions were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine DDD and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for memory loss, finding that it was not warranted under presumptive provisions and denying direct service connection due to lack of evidence linking his current disability to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a new VA examination with a dermatologist and an opinion regarding the etiology of any skin condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for limitation of motion for temporomandibular articulation is denied as her inter-incisal range does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for anal fissure, finding that a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to December 13, 2010, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter is not warranted.

The Board found that the claim for death pension benefits based on need for aid and attendance was received within one year of the August 2007 decision, thus granting an effective date prior to September 29, 2009.

The Board found that there is no direct evidence linking the Veteran's current avascular necrosis and degenerative joint disease of the right and left hips to his period of service. The VA examiner concluded it was less likely than not that these conditions were directly related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding whether his postoperative sternal wound infection was classified as 'deep' and if it was reasonably foreseeable.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral cataracts are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the Veteran's dental disability did not have its onset in active service or for many years thereafter and it is not related to such service, nor proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by service-connected GERD.

The Veteran seeks service connection for ingrown toenail of the left great toe, and its residuals. The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records, as well as further consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate disability and hematuria were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of prostatitis or any prostate disability, and his in-service incident resolved.,For bilateral plantar fasciitis, the Veteran was granted an initial noncompensable rating prior to May 3, 2017, and denied for ratings in excess of 30 percent thereafter. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability characterized by hematuria.