Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's polyps and digestive disability claims. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for a chronic digestive disability other than IBS, as there is no current disability found by VA examiners. Polyp removal is also not supported by sufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus or if it was related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's varicose veins and his active-duty service. The claim will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for intestinal disorder has been dismissed due to his withdrawal request.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons and bases in the previous decision, specifically regarding whether the Veteran experienced incapacitating episodes related to his service-connected left eye injury.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for left hand burns, right hand burns, face burns, a right ear skin condition, foot conditions (bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis), hypertension, right foot frost bite, right hand fracture, and lumbar degenerative disc disease. The remand requires additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity lymphedema disabilities are granted at a 100 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's bilateral foot fungus is currently rated at 10 percent effective February 18, 2009. The Board has found that the condition covers at least 5% of his total body area and grants a 10 percent evaluation for this period. However, the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's TTP and ITP have been in remission, with a stable platelet count above 50,000. The Board finds the evidence does not support a compensable rating for these conditions.

Your claim for an annual clothing allowance for a back brace in 2015 has been denied and is now dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for AML, finding that the Veteran's leukemia did not have its onset in service and is not otherwise causally related to service, including presumed in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for hernia service connection is denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been remanded to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear information regarding the overpayment and its validity. The appeal is pending further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of February 23, 2016, for a 10% evaluation for nonunion of the right clavicle or scapula. The earliest possible effective date was assigned based on the first finding of nonunion without loose movement.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for umbilical and inguinal hernias, as well as shoulder disabilities, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for Chapter 1606 educational assistance benefits because he did not have a qualifying service contract of at least six years, as required by law and regulation.

The Board has ordered a remand for an adequate medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's non-carpel tunnel syndrome neurological symptoms are caused or aggravated by his service-connected right-hand disability, specifically focusing on the 1993 gunshot wound and causalgia from the service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service-connected skin disability caused irreparable damage to his pants with the use of prescribed keratolytic tar ointment, warranting a clothing allowance for 2018.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg condition, finding that it pre-existed service and underwent an increase in severity during service. The Board also found no clear and unmistakable evidence of natural progression.

The appeal for service connection for infertility, loss of use and chronic skin rash (left elbow) is dismissed. The appeal for respiratory disorder remains pending.