Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has not found substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and requires further development to obtain missing documents related to the Veteran's claim for dental expenses incurred in May 1999.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an addendum opinion from a qualified medical professional regarding the Veteran's sickle cell trait, which is currently considered a congenital defect. The examiner must clarify whether it was aggravated by service or if it clearly and unmistakably preexisted service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arrhythmia with an AICD, finding that it is not etiologically related to his active service or service-connected PTSD.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of joint pain and difficulty breathing as the appellant requested withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for Guillain-Barr Syndrome of the bilateral lower extremities has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses at Robinson Memorial Hospital is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant scanned records from VA treatment records.

The Veteran's right and left eye disabilities are remanded for further review due to incomplete service records and the need for an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied the claim for accrued VA death benefits because the appellant did not file a timely application within one year of his mother's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's death was caused by asbestos exposure during service. The cause of death is listed as emphysema, with congestive heart failure being a significant condition contributing to death.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documents and a need for clarification on why the denial is upheld.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's prostate condition, including prostatitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy.

The Board has denied the extension of delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits and remanded the issue of retroactive payments under Chapter 35. The Appellant is asked to provide any additional evidence supporting her claims, including educational expenses not paid from April 10, 2007, to May 5, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for dyspareunia and hysterectomy due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding their relationship to her military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to additional evidence received since the May 2022 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the claims for a compensable rating prior to May 3, 2013, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter, for status post septoplasty for deviated septum; entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left trigeminal neuralgia; entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for right trigeminal neuralgia; entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities; and entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a cognitive disorder, not otherwise specified, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this claim as it is no longer pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a disorder residual to in-service nasal trauma and therefore denied service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right heel disability and gastrointestinal disability, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

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