Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran is required to provide or authorize VA to obtain relevant treatment records, and a retrospective medical opinion regarding functional loss during flare-ups will be obtained.

The Board denied service connection for muscle weakness, pain, and numbness of the upper extremities and lower extremities, including as related to myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. The evidence did not show that these disabilities began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, disease, or event.,The Veteran's exposure to kerosene during his active duty service was noted, but there is no competent medical opinion linking the disabilities to this exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed left face tumor and neck tumor, which are considered service-connected.

The Veteran's essential tremors during service was a service-connected disability, allowing him to be eligible for VA benefits and the government-furnished headstone, grave marker, or medallion.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's income and expenses, particularly since he changed his living situation in January 2023. The appellant is required to provide updated information for each year from May 2012 to the present.

The Veteran's claim for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits was denied because his discharge from service was under a general (under honorable conditions) classification, which does not meet the requirement of an honorable discharge needed for eligibility.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a gallbladder removal as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected esophageal cancer and GERD, assigning a noncompensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostatitic hyperplasia (BPH) was denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Veteran's diagnosed skin disorder, localized scleroderma or morphea, is considered to have been incurred during service due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Board found a balance of evidence in favor of the claim.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its remand directives and has ordered the case to be returned for further development, including addendum VA medical opinions.

The Veteran's adult son is not eligible for DIC or survivors' pension benefits due to the law, and not evidence. The appellant also cannot receive retroactive dependency benefits based on his school attendance from August 2012 to May 2017 as a matter of law.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as a surviving spouse of the Veteran due to their legal divorce at the time of his death, and thus she is not eligible for VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current venereal disease and its relation to service. The case is returned for further development, including a VA examination and RPR test.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for pulmonary coccidioidomycosis, finding the evidence insufficient to establish minimal symptoms such as occasional minor hemoptysis or productive cough.

The Board has remanded the case for additional clinical opinions regarding the Veteran's non-organic circadian rhythm of sleep disorder and alcohol use disorder, as well as an initial diagnosis assessment. The Veteran is seeking increased ratings for his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a vaginal condition, attributing it to the Veteran's current gynecological conditions and not related to her service or service-connected iron deficiency anemia. Service connection for alopecia areata was also denied.

The Veteran's symptoms of fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain (chest), and sleep disturbances are attributable to known diagnoses such as PTSD, migraines, musculoskeletal conditions, and medication side effects. Service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cystitis, ovarian cyst, HPV infection, salpingitis, and pharyngitis have all been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability or objective indications of chronic disability associated with these conditions.,VA examiners provided negative nexus opinions, indicating that the Veteran did not have any diagnosed disabilities related to her service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected Crohn's disease (claimed as colitis) due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity and frequency of his disability.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 1, 2009 has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his substantive appeal by his attorney.