Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as liver failure and metastatic gastric cancer. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his liver failure and metastatic gastric cancer did not have onset during his military service, were not etiologically related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents, and were not secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for residuals of right and left foot injuries, as well as separate ratings for hallux valgus in both feet and hammertoes bilaterally, were denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for these conditions are December 16, 2002.

The Veteran's service connection claim for muscle and joint pain (chronic pain syndrome) is denied as there is no evidence of a qualifying chronic disability that became manifest during his active duty service in Southwest Asia. The Board also found the Veteran unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, but not because of his claimed Gulf War illness.

The Board has remanded the claims for right elbow disability due to a lack of proper range of motion testing in previous examinations. The Veteran's increased rating claims will be reconsidered after further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and conflicting medical opinions. The Veteran's gynecological conditions, including dysmenorrhea, need further evaluation by a clinician.

Your appeal for paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Board denied reinstatement of CHAMPVA health benefits for the appellant from January 1, 2016, through June 30, 2016, due to her not being covered by Medicare Part B during that period.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities of the left and right big toenails, finding no evidence of an infection or other disability resulting from VA treatment.

The Veteran's service-connected Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (OSTSRD) is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating available.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for brain disease due to trauma is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current symptoms and his active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms during and since service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cause of death and burial benefits due to inconsistencies in medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis.

The Veteran's residuals of carcinoma of the larynx are rated as chronic laryngitis with a 10% disability rating, and his laryngeal stenosis is rated at 30%. The Veteran does not have service connection for these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the issue of payment for medical services has been resolved by an administrative action.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for otitis externa as there is no current diagnosis of this condition and the evidence does not support a finding that it resulted from his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural errors and requests for clarification on whether the Veteran's disability more nearly approximates a higher rating, as well as whether his claimed right foot nerve damage and muscle injuries are complications of his service-connected right lower extremity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's net worth did not exceed the $123,600 limit prior to December 13, 2018. From December 13, 2018 to September 9, 2020, his income was below the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR), allowing him to receive pension benefits with special monthly pension.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an incomplete accounting of the Veteran's benefits and apportionment amounts, as well as potential recoupment issues.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to May 24, 2018. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's cause of death is being remanded for further development due to missing service treatment records. The Board finds that these records are relevant to the claim.