Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal for service connection of bilateral eye condition was dismissed as the Veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement or new and material evidence within one year of the August 2017 decision.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of medical services provided on July 2, 2018 was resolved by an administrative action that approved the claim.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, is found to be service connected due to his exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is primarily manifested by anxiety, paranoia, and mild memory loss. The severity, frequency, and duration of these symptoms more closely approximate a 30 percent rating rather than a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for acoustic neuroma, also claimed as memory loss, is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acoustic neuroma.

The Veteran's medical services provided by the appellant from February 13, 2018, to February 22, 2018 are being remanded for further action due to incomplete or missing information in the decision and appeal process.

The Veteran's son is not eligible for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 because the appellant's mother, who is not a Vietnam veteran, does not meet the criteria for spina bifida birth defects.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood, finding that his symptoms have not more closely approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board determined that the rate of nonservice-connected pension benefits effective May 8, 2011 was proper and denied the claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left hip disabilities are being remanded due to the need for a new examination and additional records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service. The Board noted that while he had COPD and acute bronchitis during service, these conditions are not related to asbestos exposure.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective July 6, 2012. The earliest date of unemployability is more than one year prior to this date.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Wellington Regional Medical Center from July 3, 2009 to July 6, 2009 were denied as he was not service-connected for any disability and the treatment did not meet the criteria of a medical emergency.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions regarding the Veteran's statements of pain and their relation to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's unreimbursed medical expenses and income calculations. The AOJ is instructed to prepare an audit of the Veteran's nonservice connected pension benefits based on new information.

The Veteran's left leg nerve damage is not proximately due to or the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing reasonable care. The claim for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 has been denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence regarding the etiology of left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, which were diagnosed during the pendency of the claim. The VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service or if they have been caused by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for nodules on lungs due to exposure to asbestos is granted. The Board finds that a remand is necessary as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lung condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for DESD, which he also claimed as dysuria, anal stricture, and tight sphincter, is granted because the evidence shows that his condition first manifested during service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities manifested by right or left leg pain, PTSD, migraine headaches, or lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis due to service.