Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has not received a decision on the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of the overpayment amount due to concurrent receipt of drill pay in Fiscal Year 2012. The case is being remanded to refer this issue to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Veteran's stomach cancer, which was diagnosed in March 2009 and presumed to be related to his service due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, is found to have caused the Veteran's death. The Board finds that there is equipoise of evidence regarding whether the stomach cancer was caused by Agent Orange exposure during service.

The appeal of entitlement to reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at a non-VA facility in March 2007 and July 2008 is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for residuals of a right foot injury before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationales in previous opinions and a need for more thorough consideration of the Veteran's education, work history, and employability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and its relation to service, particularly asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left elbow conditions have been denied as the evidence does not show the required limitations of motion to warrant a higher rating.,No new or material evidence has reopened any previously denied service connection claims, and thus no additional benefits are granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete service records and potential exposure to hazardous materials or herbicides. The Appellant is advised to provide alternative evidence and VA will attempt to obtain missing records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents and no causal relationship between his current condition and service. The effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic sinusitis remains August 7, 2009.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is denied as the increase in disability was not factually ascertainable prior to March 2, 2017.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for left foot metatarsalgia was denied, but he is now granted a 10 percent rating.,Right foot hallux valgus/rigidus has been granted an initial 10 percent rating. The effective date of this grant remains August 31, 2017.

The Veteran's squamous cell cancer of the maxillary sinus and related secondary conditions are remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's brachial plexopathy is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it was proximately caused by his October 2014 cardiac surgery at the Portland VAMC.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder including rectal bleeding. The Veteran's respiratory condition is denied as there is no evidence of an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death, and her daughter has requested substitution. The Board cannot adjudicate the request for substitution in this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of cold weather injury or related symptoms, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for service connection of poor blood circulation in bilateral lower extremities. The Veteran claims exposure to Agent Orange and/or his service-connected diabetes mellitus or knee disabilities as the cause.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity, upper extremity, and hip conditions due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anemia, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his current condition and his military service. The Board also found no evidence of herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's service connection for an eye disorder is granted. Her hip conditions, including arthralgia sacroiliitis with trochanteric pain syndrome (limitation of extension) and limitation of flexion, are granted at the maximum schedular rating. The Veteran's right hip thigh impairment and left hip thigh impairment are also granted.