Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected recurrent pyloric channel ulcer with gastro-duodenitis, postoperative vagotomy is granted a disability rating of 60 percent prior to November 7, 2013. The claim for TDIU was denied due to the lack of a completed VA Form 21-8940.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain medical opinions regarding the Veteran's throat disability, eye condition, and loss of teeth. The issues are related to service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye condition, finding that his current condition is a congenital defect and did not worsen during military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including scheduling an examination and obtaining medical records.

The Board found that the discontinuance of VR&E benefits was improper and granted the Veteran's appeal, allowing him to continue receiving services.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI residuals is remanded due to insufficient evidence of a current disability and the need for a VA examination.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Veteran's leg cramps are found to be service-connected, as they caused functional impairment and were present during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for monoclonal gammopathy (claimed as monoclonal paraproteinemia) due to a lack of evidence of a current disability related to this condition.

The Board has determined that the VA examination did not address all aspects of the claim and additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran has an additional disability of bowel urgency and incontinence proximately caused by his August 9, 2000 hemorrhoidectomy.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to unclear employment history and the need for verification of income from December 2011 onwards. Further development including SSA wage reports, updated treatment records, and a VA examination are required.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment due to failure to timely file the request within the 180-day period.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the right hip, finding that there was no evidence of chronic in-service disability or a compensable degree of disability within the presumptive period. The Veteran's current diagnosis of arthritis was not shown as chronic during service and continuity of symptomatology was not established.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mood disorder, finding that it is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The TDIU claim remains pending and will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service.

The Veteran's death was not related to any service-connected disability, and the Board denied his claim for service connection for cause of death due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development and readjudication, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right orbital fracture residuals with photophobia due to issues related to the interplay between his service-connected eye disability and migraine headaches. The case is referred to the VA Director of Compensation Services for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for tibia stress fractures in both lower extremities due to a lack of adequate reasons and bases. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and providing new opinions on whether the current disabilities are related to ACDUTRA service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient updated information regarding the appellant's income and net worth, as of her original application in July 2011. The VA Pension Management Center (PMC) previously denied pension benefits based on the appellant’s high net worth.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination regarding secondary service connection for gastrointestinal disability, including as related to PTSD and sleep apnea.