Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has denied service connection for left and right eye disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current eye disabilities did not have their onset in service and are not otherwise related to service. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that any eye disability had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's stepson, D.M., was denied recognition as a helpless child due to the lack of evidence showing he was permanently incapable of self-support prior to his eighteenth birthday.

The appeal is dismissed as there is no rating decision subject to review by the Board.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and needs to schedule the Veteran for an appropriate VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his chest disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizoaffective disorder and other specified trauma disorder, finding new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for these conditions. The claim for PTSD was denied as there is no diagnosis of PTSD in the record.

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to service connection for sterility and bilateral flatfeet due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking glioblastoma multiforme to herbicide exposure during active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dementia has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and VA treatment records, as well as an opinion regarding the etiology of his dementia.

The Veteran died from natural causes and was not receiving VA compensation at the time of his death. The appellant's claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is denied as none of the criteria for payment are met.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to proceed with the case.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hammertoes and right foot bunion. The examiner must provide a new opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to service, considering the Veteran's history of bunions.

The Board has decided that service connection for a recurrent upper respiratory disability is denied, and the case is remanded for further action regarding eustachian tube dysfunction.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for death pension with special monthly pension due to insufficient net worth, as the appellant's estate was deemed sufficient to cover her maintenance expenses.

The Board has reopened the claims for recognition of A., B., and L.T., Jr. as the helpless children of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran's representative, but the claims are still pending as they have been remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's diagnosed vitiligo is caused or aggravated by his service-connected ankylosing spondylitis of the cervical and lumbar spine, including any medications prescribed for that condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for genitourinary (GU) area pain, including right testicular pain, due to right inguinal hernia repair residuals is being remanded for further examination and review.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dental issues and a higher rating for stroke residuals with homonymous hemianopsia was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have compensable dental conditions, thus denying service connection for compensation purposes. For his stroke residuals, the 30 percent rating is upheld as it represents the maximum available under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and cause of his current rectal disabilities, including fistulas or abscesses, which resulted from the April 2011 VA procedures.