Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for blurred vision with pain, finding no current disability subject to service connection related to her claimed condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to difficulties in obtaining the curriculum vitae of VA examiners from previous examinations. The Veteran and his representative will be contacted to determine if they wish to continue the search for these records, or obtain the available records of Dr. L.S. and Dr. C.A-W.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness and tingling of the bilateral hands, finding that it was not shown to be related to his service-connected cervical spine disability or due to an undiagnosed illness from service in the Persian Gulf War.

The Board denied service connection for metastatic salivary duct carcinoma and a dental condition secondary to it, finding that the evidence did not support a direct relationship with service or any service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's esophageal cancer is related to exposure to asbestos in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's skin conditions and hearing loss are related to service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's chronic lichen simplex, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for any higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board's decision being finalized.

The Board has decided that there are discrepancies in the records regarding the recoupment of disability severance pay and is requesting further audits to clarify these issues.

The Board granted a waiver of the recovery of an overpayment in VA improved death pension benefits due to financial hardship, despite the Appellant not reporting all her income.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of left and right leg disabilities due to insufficient development, including obtaining additional medical opinions on causation.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on housebound status prior to January 7, 2015 was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a single service-connected disability rated at 100% and did not meet the criteria for TDIU due to his PTSD alone.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hip replacement, s/p right hip DJD, as it determined that there was no evidence to support that his condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral plantar warts.

The Board has decided that the VA examination was inadequate due to not addressing the Veteran's lay assertions, Dr. K.D.'s opinion, and whether his colon cancer is related to service or herbicide exposure outside of presumed exposure. The case is being remanded for a new examination by a qualified clinician who has not previously examined the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as inadequate examination reports. The Veteran's claims of service connection for malignant skin neoplasms and myasthenia gravis will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's service-connected ulcer disease and adjustment disorder did not prevent her from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to October 22, 2016. The Board denied the claim for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertensive vascular disease is related to service, specifically Agent Orange exposure, and whether it is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type-II.

The Veteran's peptic ulcer disease, status post complete vagotomy, is rated at 40 percent since April 12, 2005. The rating reflects severe symptoms including pain only partially relieved by standard therapy, periodic vomiting, recurrent melena, anemia, and weight loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional development regarding whether the Veteran's urinary disability began during service or is related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities due to inadequate VA opinions regarding whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by her service-connected hip, knee, ankle, and thoracolumbar spine disabilities.