Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for esophageal cancer has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran and the lack of an order granting substitution of an appellant in his place.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date prior to November 15, 2021, for DEA benefits was denied as he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements of having a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to that date.

Your appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA ambulance transportation costs has been dismissed as the claim was not timely filed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's pancreatitis is secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric disability and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, excluding Unspecified Personality Disorder. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder or any other acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a bowel condition, finding no current diagnosis of the condition and concluding that it is not related to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected knee disabilities have been remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a new VA examination to address concerns regarding the adequacy of previous examinations and to determine whether the Veteran's right hip symptoms amount to functional ankylosis.

The Veteran's gynecological condition, diagnosed as oligomenorrhea and uterine fibroids, is not related to her service. The Board found that the disability is unrelated to any specific in-service event or injury.

The Veteran's bilateral eye disability of diplopia is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that symptoms began in service and continued since.

The Veteran's cause of death, stomach cancer and Hodgkin's disease, is denied as there is no evidence to support service connection on either a direct or presumptive basis.

The Board denied service connection for an unspecified vision disorder, finding that the Veteran's eye conditions are not related to his active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in associating medical records and a need for an opinion on whether right hand tremors are secondary to carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board found that the overpayment of housing allowance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was validly created and denied the appeal.

The Veteran's spouse is seeking a TDIU prior to January 12, 2005 on an extraschedular basis for the purpose of accrued benefits. The Board has determined that there may be evidence suggesting entitlement to such a benefit and has therefore remanded the case for referral to the Director of Compensation Service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from non-VA providers via VistA Imaging and contacting them directly if necessary.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for meningioma and cause of death due to meningioma, as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's meningioma and his military service. The VA is instructed to obtain a new VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's meningioma is at least as likely as not related to his period of service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient attempts by the AOJ in scheduling and affording the Veteran with VA examinations for his neck condition, which is secondary to service-connected temporomandibular degeneration. The Veteran's good faith effort to reschedule was not sufficiently addressed.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to obtain private treatment records from Dr. R.K., identified by the Veteran in his January 2021 Board hearing.

The Veteran's basal cell carcinoma is related to military service, specifically exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.