Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has found that the Veteran's claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents during service, must be remanded due to procedural issues and lack of corroboration regarding herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran was not provided with adequate notice or opportunity to provide information about his alleged herbicide exposure in the Philippines.

The Board has previously remanded the claim for service connection for gout, but further development is needed due to a new argument regarding obesity during service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral leg condition has worsened, causing increased pain and reduced functional capacity. The Board finds the current evidence inadequate to determine the severity of his symptoms and remands for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-related condition, and thus denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based upon service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's muscle pain, which may be related to undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.

The Board has decided that the appeal must be remanded to search for personnel records and determine if the Veteran was exposed to radiation while in service, which could affect his claim for multiple myeloma.

The Veteran's right foot gout is considered a residual of the September 2004 incident where he was run over by a Humvee. The Board found that his subsequent periods of INACDUTRA aggravated this condition, thus granting service connection for the residuals of a right foot injury.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the award of aid and attendance allowance, finding that the claim was filed within one year of the intent to file but not received until more than a year later. The Board also noted that exceptions for retroactive pension benefits do not apply in this case.

The Veteran seeks recognition of D.S. as his child for the purposes of additional dependency compensation due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18. The case is remanded due to incomplete documentation and need for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left elbow disability and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pinguecula due to procedural issues related to obtaining private treatment records and conducting appropriate examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left eye blindness as the evidence did not show an in-service incurrence or aggravation of this condition, and there was no causal relationship between the Veteran's service and his current disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate etiology opinions regarding the Veteran's skin conditions, specifically squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, and seborrheic keratosis. The claim is being returned for a new opinion that addresses whether these conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active service, including in-service sun exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disorders, including right foot metatarsalgia, bilateral hallux valgus, and bilateral feet arthritis, were not incurred or aggravated during service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left great toe disability is denied as the symptoms do not more closely approximate the criteria for a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal due to the grant of Individual Unemployability, and there are no remaining issues for appellate consideration.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's previously service-connected disabilities caused obesity, which is a key factor in determining service connection for pancreatic cancer.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to new evidence received, and the AOJ needs to review this evidence before making a decision.

The Veteran's right hand/little finger disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease with cystic changes, is rated at 10 percent and the appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for multinodular goiter and osteoporosis due to incompletion of prior remand directives. The Veteran's multinodular goiter is being reviewed again, with a request for an addendum opinion addressing herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the previous medical opinion and new evidence suggesting a possible link between PTSD and ulcerative colitis. The Veteran's claim for service connection for ulcerative colitis is now pending again.