Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a bilateral hand disability and right hand pain at digits due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The claims will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's CLL is secondary to his service-connected pleural plaques or caused by asbestos exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability due to his service-connected hypertension and coronary artery disease. The case is being sent back for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's contentions that his eye disabilities are related to in-service left ear treatment, including x-rays and surgeries.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus, finding no relationship between the current condition and active service.

The Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic epididymitis resulting in loss of right testicle as a result of VA treatment in June 2006 is granted, but the additional disability (chronic epididymitis resulting in loss of right testicle) was not caused by VA's carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault.

The Veteran's death pension benefits claim was denied because the appellant could not be recognized as D.M.'s dependent child due to lack of legal adoption within two years after the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's right and left hip strain are each rated at 10 percent, with separate ratings for limitation of extension (noncompensable) and thigh impairment (20 percent). The appeal is denied as the criteria for a higher rating have not been met.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's TMJ disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of substantial compliance with prior remand instructions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypogonadism and gynecomastia due to Agent Orange exposure or as a residual of medication prescribed by VA under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, as there are outstanding issues regarding his military service in Vietnam and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a stomach condition and bilateral upper and lower peripheral nerve conditions, finding that there was no causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected PTSD or diabetes mellitus. The Board also found that the evidence did not support a secondary service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues regarding the creation of an overpayment and the waiver of recovery. The AOJ is instructed to ensure all relevant service records are complete, prepare a detailed audit of VA compensation benefits, make a decision on the validity of the debt, and readjudicate the merits of the request for a waiver.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence for rating the Veteran's bowel obstruction.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral medial meniscectomy, finding that the evidence does not support a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board has decided that a higher rating for cataracts is needed and has ordered further development.

The Board has granted service connection for insomnia and denied service connection for low testosterone treatment, including as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer residuals or an erectile dysfunction disability.

The Board has remanded the claim for a gynecological disability due to insufficient evidence and because VA did not provide proper notice regarding attempts to obtain private medical records from St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete information regarding last sickness expenses and special monthly pension benefits. The Appellant needs to provide a full accounting of all such expenses, and VA needs to conduct a paid and due audit for the specified period.

The Board has denied increased ratings for chronic shin splints of the right and left lower extremities, with one issue remanded for further development.

The Board found that the reduction of survivors' pension benefits for the period from February 1, 2004 to June 30, 2015 was proper and denied the appeal regarding termination of survivors' pension benefits effective July 1, 2015.