Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeals for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as well as special home adaptation and specially adapted housing benefits due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to be examined for her left-hand ganglion cyst and a neurologist to review her medical records. The claims are remanded due to non-compliance with previous remand requests.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a disorder manifested by chest pains, finding that there is no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence linking her symptoms to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability, including meniscal tear, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and meniscus contusion, began during his active service in the Army. Therefore, service connection is granted.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his death and active duty service or exposure to ionizing radiation or herbicides.

The Veteran's compensation benefits are being remanded for the appellant to be considered for apportionment due to her claim of hardship in providing support for their minor children.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's increased rating claims for left index finger and thumb disabilities due to insufficient discussion in the August 2022 VA examination report regarding functional amputation, and inadequate reasoning on whether the impairment is equivalent to ankylosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back injury during service did not lead to his current condition of degenerative disc change, a compression fracture, and a foraminal disc disease. The Board found no probative nexus between the in-service incident and the Veteran's current disability.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claim for NSC pension benefits with SMP.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for right eye recurrent erosion is granted, and the case is remanded for consideration of an extraschedular rating.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for residuals of a punctured lung due to inadequate evidence and the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's bladder disorder is related to service and whether it is aggravated by her service-connected chronic bronchitis.

The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on May 25 and 26, 2014 are being remanded due to the need to obtain missing EOBs from the Veteran's primary insurance company (Medicare).

The Veteran's initial compensable ratings for right foot hallux valgus and type II accessory navicular bones, as well as her initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot hallux valgus, flexor hallucis longus tendinitis, and type II accessory navicular bones prior to October 5, 2022, have been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right inguinal hernias, including as due to herbicide agent exposure. The case will be reviewed with additional medical opinions to determine if there is a relationship between the hernias and service.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability of the right lower extremity and denied entitlement to TDIU prior to December 7, 2012. The Veteran's RLE skin condition is not considered related to his active military service or any other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's former spouse, B.C., was properly removed from his award of VA disability compensation as of January 1, 2001.,An effective date of May 4, 2006, but no earlier, for the addition of the Veteran's current spouse, A.C., to his award of VA disability compensation is granted.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a disability manifested by neuralgia and/or paresthesia of the right side, entitlement to SMC at the aid and attendance or housebound level, and eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to new evidence received after the last SSOC.

The Board denied service connection for residuals from trauma, to include any disorders or functional limitation as a result of the lip/chin laceration from the April 1987 tank accident (other than the scar). The Veteran's claim was based on his lay reports of bumps and draining after shaving the area.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and there were no pending claims for accrued benefits or burial benefits at the time of his death. The claim is denied.