Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary retention and neurogenic bladder secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain should be remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding causation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right eye and left toe conditions due to a bar on VA benefits based on dishonorable discharge from service.

The Board found that the Veteran's septal deviation did not originate in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 1, 2008 for the award of additional compensation for his spouse was denied as the evidence did not indicate that he informed VA of her marriage until September 2008.

The Veteran's marriage to his dependent spouse was not submitted within one year of the event, and therefore, the effective date for additional benefits cannot be retroactive to September 2004.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

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

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and requests for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's mood disorder is granted a 70% rating effective May 22, 2012. The Veteran’s perforated ureter and hysterectomy are already at their maximum schedular ratings.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding service connection for trigeminal neuralgia and a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a fracture of teeth #8 and 9 (claimed as cracked teeth) is denied because there is no evidence of a current dental disability that would warrant compensation.

The Board has determined that the law relied upon by the RO, concerning charges against entitlement, is not applicable to the facts of this case. The matter must be remanded for further development and consideration without regard to the charge against entitlement provisions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because they are not service-connected for any disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of charges incurred at a private hospital is being remanded due to the lack of relevant VA treatment notes.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional records and notification, as well as a request for new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left calf gastrocnemius muscle tear was denied in January 2008. The effective date granted by the September 30, 2015 rating decision is October 24, 2014.

The appellant withdrew his appeal for the claim of recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) due to factor V deficiency, previously considered as blood clots related to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Board dismissed this issue.

The Board denied service connection for esophageal cancer, finding that the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange did not cause his condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanation in a VA examiner's opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, caused or aggravated his diagnosed bilateral macular degeneration.