Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied retroactive induction into a VA Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program for education expenses incurred by the Veteran in pursuing her master's degree in architecture at an Italian university. The decision found that the training was not reasonably needed to achieve her goals, given the availability of programs within the United States.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including as due to herbicide agent exposure and/or secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board has found the VA examinations inadequate and remanded for further evaluations of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his residuals of fracture of left radius and ulna, left arm impairment of supination and pronation, and left forearm limitation of flexion.

The Veteran's right hip strain has worsened since his last VA examination in February 2017. The Board finds a remand is needed to determine the current severity of his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 40 percent for chronic prostatitis and for TDIU due to issues related to obtaining SSA records and ensuring compliance with prior remand instructions.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right hand, arm, and shoulder disability due to the July 2008 cubital tunnel release surgery because there was no evidence of additional disability proximately caused by VA's carelessness or negligence.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation for his daughter M.L.T. is granted, with the effective date set at November 1, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with duty to assist and inadequate statement of reasons or bases. The Veteran's educational and occupational history need to be addressed in relation to TDIU.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA pension benefits is being remanded due to potential fraud or bad faith regarding his reported assets and income, which may have affected his eligibility for the pension.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain accurate records of the Appellant's periods of incarceration and active warrants, as well as her status as a fugitive felon.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding her employment status prior to June 12, 2017. Additional development including obtaining Social Security Administration records is required.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to assess the current severity of the Veteran's post-operative residuals of left epididymectomy.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's esophageal cancer, specifically whether it was caused by service-connected PTSD or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's cachexia, also claimed as malnutrition, was granted service connection on the basis that it was caused by his service-connected loss of teeth. The rating for his loss of teeth was increased to 40 percent. SMC based on need for aid and attendance (A&A) was granted.

The Board has remanded the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a right eye surgery due to additional development, including obtaining medical quality assurance records and reviewing them with an appropriate VA examiner.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for Crohn's disease is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an addendum opinion regarding the nature and severity of his disability, as well as whether erectile dysfunction is secondary or aggravated by his service-connected Crohn's disease.

The Board has granted service connection for Helicobacter pylori, finding that the Veteran's condition is at least as likely as not related to exposure to contaminated water during his military service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of transurethral resection of the prostate and vasectomy surgery due to additional relevant medical evidence being received after a statement of the case was issued.