Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, which did not consider whether the Veteran's eye condition is related to his service exposure to sand and dust in Kuwait.

The Board has granted service connection for both Graves' Disease and a cardiac condition secondary to Graves' Disease, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for aplastic anemia, finding that the Veteran's current condition is as likely as not related to his active military service, including exposure to environmental toxins during his service in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected unspecified trauma-related disorder is being remanded due to failure to attend the VA examination without providing good cause.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right-hand disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, including secondary to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The issues are also related due to their potential impact on special monthly compensation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Graves' Disease is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's right foot gout had its onset during his active duty service and is related to it. The case is being remanded for an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's mandible fracture residuals are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has found that the Veteran’s symptoms have worsened and a remand is necessary to obtain an updated evaluation of his jaw disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service and his arthritic condition. The examiner must provide a detailed opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any current osteoarthritis began in or is otherwise caused by the Veteran’s active service, including injury from a November 1969 ammunition explosion.

For the period prior to July 8, 2017, the Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood was productive of occupational and social impairment in most areas, warranting a higher initial rating of 70 percent.,From July 8, 2017, the Veteran’s adjustment disorder with depressed mood has been productive of significant impairment in work, social, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood, warranting a denial of an increased rating.

The Board denied service connection for a cardiovascular disorder and residuals of a stroke, finding that the disorders were not incurred in or related to service, secondary to a service-connected condition, or due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's on-the-job training program education benefits were granted starting from August 28, 2012. The Board denied an earlier effective date as the claim was filed one year after the start of his training.

The Board denied the veteran's spouse's claims for death benefits, DIC, and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) due to a lack of service-connected disability at the time of the veteran's death.

The Board granted an extension of the appellant's delimiting date for DEA benefits, allowing her to use her benefits until November 13, 2015. The decision was based on VA delays in notifying the appellant and her family about service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an issue with receiving correspondence, specifically regarding a VA Form 21-4142 for medical providers who treated his right elbow since March 2012. The Veteran needs to provide updated information about his current address and any relevant private treatment records.

The Board dismissed the claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits as the appellant did not provide necessary information about her net worth and income within one year of being requested to do so.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disability and esophageal cancer, including as secondary to a stomach disability due to incomplete records from his Army Reserve service.