Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's Crohn's disease was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's bilateral Charcot foot deformities, including advanced arthritic degeneration in the left foot, are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right Charcot foot is dismissed as moot.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's ulcerative colitis and service, including exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's rating for HSV II was increased to 30 percent effective August 13, 2018. This decision grants a higher rating but does not grant the full requested increase.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability.,There is no evidence of herbicide exposure at Camp Casey, and the Board finds that the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right foot condition and a right leg condition, other than RLE lumbar radiculopathy due to insufficient evidence regarding these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. Service connection was not granted for a deviated septum due to lack of current disability, while the Veteran received separate 20 percent ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathies associated with her service-connected lumbar spine.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for a respiratory disability, left hand disability, and right hand disability due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms, as they are not supported by evidence of a chronic disability pattern or causally related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate examinations in previous years.

The Board has remanded the case due to confusion in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left foot fungus infection and his service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which was diagnosed during his first period of active duty.

The Veteran's requests for waivers of overpayment of VA pension benefits were denied because they were not filed within the 180-day period following notification of indebtedness.

The Board denied service connection for a scratched cornea of the right eye, finding that there is no evidence of any current disability related to the in-service injury and no causal relationship between the past injury and the Veteran's current condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clarification of the Veteran's service points, particularly for periods of active duty and inactive duty training. The Veteran is seeking pension benefits based on his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability and a urinary disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis are granted as due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for the liver transplant, chronic immunosuppression, chronic renal disease, and colectomy is also granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse due to her divorce from the Veteran prior to his death, and because she did not meet the criteria of being married to the Veteran at the time of his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist issue and an inadequacy in addressing the probative value of certain documents.

The Veteran's left elbow disability has not been properly evaluated due to the lack of a recent VA examination, and his claim is being remanded for such an evaluation.