Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current right hip disability and its relationship to service or a pre-existing condition. The Veteran is requested to provide additional information and authorize VA to obtain relevant records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's brain cancer, diagnosed as glioblastoma, had its onset during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be fully adjudicated.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for iritis, arthritis prior to March 17, 2015, or ulcerative colitis.

The Board has not decided the service connection issue, but has remanded for additional development due to conflicting opinions and lack of rationale in a previous VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion. The Veteran's skin conditions are being reviewed again, with a focus on his in-service burns and current AKs.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anosmia had its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA non-service connected pension benefits was valid and denied the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of this overpayment.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran and his representative before a decision was made.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for consideration of the claim in light of new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's back disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a current skin disability and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's gouty arthritis disability is currently rated at 60 percent, and the evidence does not show that his condition results in total incapacitation. Therefore, an increased rating is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's incisional hernia right flank was not caused by or became worse as a result of VA treatment, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sinus disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there is clear and unmistakable evidence showing a pre-service sinus disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's duodenal ulcer with spastic duodenal bulb warrants a 20 percent evaluation prior to May 8, 2014 and higher than 20 percent on and after that date.

The Veteran's death was caused by sepsis, due to or as a consequence of respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, and colostomy takedown. The gastric cancer that contributed to the Veteran's death is considered at least as likely as not to have been caused by an in-service H. pylori infection.

The appellant is not entitled to nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the applicable Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR).

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate August 2013 examination, and a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) is at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of overpayment has been withdrawn by his representative prior to the Board decision.