Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for carcinoid syndrome of the small bowel, finding no evidence linking it to service or exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's metastatic cancer was not present during his military service and is unrelated to any in-service events.

The Veteran's death was not service connected, and the appellant did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as her claim was filed within two years of the Veteran’s cremation but he died at a private hospice facility without VA-contracted care.

The Veteran's intestinal disorder and lymphoma are denied as not related to service or exposure at Camp Lejeune.,Service connection for left flat foot is granted, but the Veteran's callous of the right foot is denied as not secondary to her service-connected condition.

The Veteran's medical expenses at St. Vincent’s Medical Center from July 16, 2016 to July 17, 2016 are granted as her condition was emergent and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Veteran's service is not considered qualifying service for nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and the claim is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity nerve disabilities are rated at 20 percent each, effective prior to October 13, 2016. After that date, the rating is denied.

The Board has decided the case in favor of the Veteran, finding that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's TMJ/TMD/bruxism and his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's stress fractures of the bilateral lower extremities were rated at a non-compensable level, as they did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 5262.,The Veteran's duodenal ulcer was granted a 20 percent disability rating based on continuous moderate manifestations.

The veteran's service is not considered qualifying for nonservice-connected pension benefits because it does not meet the required 90-day threshold of active duty during a period of war. The claim is denied as a matter of law.

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

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a corneal abrasion in the right eye, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the injury sustained during active duty training.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for residuals of a shell fragment wound in the right shoulder with foreign body and scar is denied.,The Veteran’s appeals for compensable evaluations for residuals of a shell fragment wound in the right arm and back, lumbar spine strain with degenerative arthritis, and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing a supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep disorder and any acquired psychiatric disability. The examiner is asked to provide opinions on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied retroactive payment of DEA benefits as the appellant did not file her application within one year after being found eligible for such benefits due to her father's death from a service-connected disability. The effective date was established on April 24, 1985, but she filed her application more than thirty years later.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was due to willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a bar to receiving VA benefits. The claim is granted.

The rating for the Veteran's bilateral chronic orchitis was restored from 0% to 30%. The Veteran is already receiving the maximum disability rating for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer contributed to his death and AML.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to proceed with the case.

The Veteran's treatment at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for head trauma is not covered due to lack of service-connected condition, and the claim was remanded for further information.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy is denied as the earliest possible date of claim was June 27, 2005.