Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the service connection for a right foot bone spur and the rating for a right foot strain. The Veteran is required to provide information about any healthcare providers who have treated him since September 2012, and he will be scheduled for an orthopedic examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a vascular disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, finding that the aggravation of the service-connected condition caused or worsened the vascular disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the calculation of attorney fees based on past due benefits granted in a March 2019 rating decision.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal before a decision could be made.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development regarding the Veteran's periods of active duty for training and inactive duty for training, as well as a need for an additional VA opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of degenerative joint disease was not related to his active military service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for leg muscle pains and dizziness due to an undiagnosed illness, as there is insufficient evidence to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's disability rating for his left hip condition was granted at a 70 percent level prior to January 12, 2017. After that date, the Veteran's disability is rated at 70 percent. The Board denied any higher ratings.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the Veteran's right fourth trigger finger, status post-surgical release due to lack of evidence showing negligence or fault on VA's part.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acute myeloid leukemia was not incurred or aggravated during service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to adjudicate a secondary service connection theory involving esophageal cancer and alcoholism. The Veteran's inpatient records from Walter Reed Medical Center need to be confirmed.

The Veteran's right middle finger disability is currently rated at 0 percent disabling, and the Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the entire appeal period.

The Veteran's cause of death, a self-inflicted gunshot wound, is not related to his military service and therefore the claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is recognized for the purpose of entitlement to death benefits, including Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits and death pension.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left eye keratitis and blurred vision has been withdrawn due to the appellant's request.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his pulmonary fibrosis was not related to service or any service-connected conditions.

The appellant seeks entitlement to accrued benefits for the month of his father's death. The Board denied this claim as there were no due and unpaid benefits at the time of the Veteran's death, and the appellant is not a surviving spouse.