Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for MRSA right ear, which developed following VA treatment. The Board finds a remand necessary to obtain relevant private treatment records from Misericordia Hospital.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for VA to locate and associate private treatment records from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital regarding the Veteran's hysterectomy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervicothoracic spine pain and bilateral upper extremity radicular pain, finding that there was no nexus between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conceded in-service herbicide exposure and his diagnosed colon cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits from January 1, 2013 to the present due to excessive income.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right and left foot disabilities. The Veteran is seeking separate ratings for his foot conditions, which are currently rated together.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ear disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current hearing loss and military service or his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the case on the merits.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for gastroenteritis with fundic gland polyp is being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions in a previous VA examination regarding the Veteran's left-hand disability. The Veteran asserts that his disability is related to an assault during service, but the examiner found it less likely than not related.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether his exposure to asbestos and use of Digitalis contributed to his fatal conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disorders due to a lack of an adequate examination addressing his contentions regarding in-service cold weather injuries.

The Board denied service connection for alopecia areata, finding that the Veteran's condition did not have its onset during service and is not related to her presumed toxic exposure. The Board also denied service connection for rectal bleeding, concluding there was no current diagnosis of a rectal bleeding disability.,Both conditions were determined to be unrelated to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records, specifically regarding the appellant's court-martial and discharge from service. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain these missing records through all appropriate sources.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of stroke, claimed as right-sided weakness, on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to Agent Orange exposure and colon cancer, finding that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's death to these factors. The Board also found that alcoholism was a significant contributing factor but not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for arthralgia of multiple joints, finding that his symptoms are already accounted for by his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected parotidectomy residuals have been granted increased ratings for trigeminal and facial nerve damage, as well as scar residuals.,A 30 percent rating is granted for the service-connected parotidectomy residuals based on damage to the trigeminal nerve from March 31, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for additional dependency compensation and reimbursement of burial expenses for her deceased parents was denied as the dependency relationship had already been terminated, and there is no provision in law for veterans' parents' burial expenses.

The Board dismissed the claim as there was no case or controversy, and the benefit sought on appeal has already been granted.