Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for lung disorder claimed as calcified lungs and cardiovascular disorder claimed as congestive heart failure have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his requests.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (Panic disorder with agoraphobia) rendered him unable to work, and the Board granted a TDIU effective November 13, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of September 24, 2012, for her special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ. The decision found no prior informal claim or entitlement to SMC prior to September 24, 2012.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx is related to his active service, particularly exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include dysphagia, a left leg disability, cervical radiculopathy, and PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection is granted for the injured tailbone condition.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of certification test costs prior to November 13, 2016 is denied as the tests were taken more than one year before the date VA received his claim.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Shands Jacksonville North on August 5, 2015 are granted as the evidence is in equipoise whether it constituted an emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Veteran's son, who was born in October 1963 and died in December 1984, is not considered a helpless child due to the lack of evidence showing he was permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a Gulf War medical examination to determine if the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability is related to his service, specifically his exposure during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and outstanding VA treatment records. A new examination is needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right femoral neck disability, including during flare-ups.

The Veteran's death was caused by glioblastoma, a brain cancer. The Board found that the most probable cause of this condition is exposure to herbicide agents during service, leading to granting of service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's jaw disability is related to his service. The VA will obtain additional medical records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Veteran's death was not service connected, and the appellant did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as per VA regulations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ulcerative colitis, claimed as proctitis, is service-connected due to aggravation during his last period of active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for constipation, ischemic colitis, and hysterectomy are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for a left-eye condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right foot/ankle disability. The Board also found that there is sufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current condition and his in-service injury, thus granting service connection.

The Board denied the claim for burial benefits as the appellant was not eligible due to a lack of divorce decree, and the Veteran's purported surviving spouse had already received the benefits.

The Veteran's service did not meet the required 90 days of active duty during a period of war, thus denying his claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.