Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical evidence and insufficient examination opinions. The issues include dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, uterine fibroids, and primary anemia.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that it is as likely as not that the Veteran's HIV was contracted during his active-duty service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate efforts by the AOJ in scheduling a VA skin examination for the Veteran's upper body burns. The AOJ must make further adequate efforts to afford the Veteran an examination and ensure they have the most recent address on file.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for adenomyosis and dysmenorrhea, as secondary to her service-connected ITP. The remand is due to inadequate VA medical opinions in the original decision.

The appeal for TDIU prior to July 15, 2008 is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for retained metallic objects, left hand has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for concussion residuals is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right leg arthritis, as aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected chronic myeloid leukemia.

The Board denied DIC benefits, finding that the Veteran's death was not caused by VA carelessness or negligence. The cause of death was a subdural hematoma resulting from an unassisted fall.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for pituitary adenoma. However, due to a potential secondary service connection theory involving hypertension, the case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for VA educational assistance benefits, and the Board has dismissed this case.

The Veteran's claims for evaluations of his right and left thigh conditions, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), have been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for non-initial increased ratings for his bilateral hip disorder were granted, with a 40 percent rating effective February 7, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and the etiology of his fatal malignant neoplasm. The VA needs to obtain additional medical opinions that consider both herbicide agent exposure, asbestos exposure, and toxic exposure risk activities during service.

The Veteran's right thigh disability is rated at 20 percent for limitation of flexion and extension from May 4, 2009. The rating remains unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with diabetic retinopathy. The decision is based on medical opinions that attribute the Veteran's current eye disabilities to his service-connected DM and diabetic retinopathy.

The Veteran's application for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits was denied because he did not meet the required service criteria, specifically serving a minimum of 90 aggregate days of qualifying active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to determine if additional restoration of Chapter 33 benefits is needed due to the closure of Brightwood College and to create a clear accounting regarding his use of VA educational assistance benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left hand disability separate from her service-connected cervical spine strain and radiculopathy, and therefore denies the claim for service connection.