Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's unauthorized non-VA medical expenses incurred for treatment at Mayo Clinic from February 10, 2016 to February 11, 2016 are denied as the care did not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement under VA regulations.

The Board denied service connection for a lower gastrointestinal bleed, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or secondary to any service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right foot and left foot numbness, as well as the issue of disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran is seeking VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his symptoms.

The Veteran's panic disorder with agoraphobia is granted at a 70 percent rating from April 4, 2011 to July 11, 2018. From March 3, 2012, the Veteran is granted TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected residual scars due to basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis of the head, face, and neck are not rated higher than 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, so his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder and a left leg disorder, finding that the disorders were not incurred in or related to service, including as due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate examinations and incomplete records. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations for his sleep disorder, frequent urination disability, and gastrointestinal condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for chronic sinus disability, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder due to new evidence received since the last final decision. The Veteran's representative is advised to consider withdrawing these claims if they no longer wish to pursue them.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to adjudicate the merits of the case.

The Veteran's syncope is granted as service connected, with all reasonable doubt resolved in his favor. The claim to reopen the previously denied motion sickness with loss of consciousness (claimed as loss of consciousness) was also granted.

The Board denied service connection for cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the cancer and exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of SSA disability records, which may contain relevant information.

The claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted due to new evidence showing in-service exposure to herbicides, but the presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for TMJ should be remanded due to insufficient evidence and incomplete medical records.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic pancreatic cancer, is found to be related to his service in the Gulf War and granted as a new and material issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's joint disorder is related to his service, specifically dengue fever. The Veteran needs a medical opinion on this matter.

The Veteran's right posterior scalp scar, which was previously rated as residuals of excision of basal cell carcinoma, is now granted a 10 percent disability rating effective December 18, 2018. The scar has mild tenderness and the Veteran also has a seborrheic keratosis overlying the scar.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for medial epicondylitis of the right elbow, to include as secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability, requires additional development due to inadequate VA medical opinions and a need for another examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current vision problems and his military service.