Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the failure of the RO to verify his employment from 2005 to December 2010. The matter must be further developed, including obtaining updated VA and/or private treatment records, as well as any relevant employment verification and reason for termination from the Veteran’s last employer.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to questions regarding whether the Veteran had capacity to waive transfer to a VA hospital and if the nearest VA facility could have provided necessary care. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's left and right shin splint disabilities are granted with a 10% rating, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemia of the small bowel, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for additional VR&E benefits to pursue an M.B.A. or J.D. is remanded due to the need for a complete record and further assessment of his vocational rehabilitation needs.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the appellant's income and medical expenses. The appellant is asked to provide updated documentation for 2017 forward.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion to determine if the VA's decision to discontinue heart medication in June 2008 caused or aggravated any additional disability of co-morbidities (polysubstance abuse, hypothyroidism and Hepatitis C).

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in the rating assigned and the need for a medical opinion addressing flare-ups.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's sinus disability and deviated nasal septum are related to her military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating prior to September 24, 2008 was denied. A 10 percent disability rating is granted from September 24, 2008 for thrombophlebitis of the right lower extremity. The issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent from September 11, 2014 remains pending and requires further development.

The Board denied service connection for congenital absence of bilateral pectoralis major muscles with recurrent dislocations and a bilateral shoulder disorder other than the congenital condition. The Veteran's congenital defect is not subject to service connection, and his non-congenital shoulder conditions did not begin in service or show continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to the need for additional development, including a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were a principal or contributory cause of his death.

The Veteran's service-connected furuncle with MRSA is rated at 30 percent disabling, and the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher evaluation as his condition does not affect more than 40 percent of the entire body or exposed areas, nor requires constant systemic therapy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for medical reimbursement at WVU Hospitals due to lack of preauthorization and because VA facilities were feasibly available, and there was no evidence of a medical emergency requiring immediate care.

The Veteran is seeking payment or reimbursement for unauthorized expenses incurred at Pocono Medical Center from May 6 to May 7, 2016. However, the record does not include these medical records. The Board has ordered a remand to seek these records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral cataracts, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to active duty service or to diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's aching joints, and additional development is needed.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for right deltoid muscle strain was denied as the evidence did not show limitation of motion to midway between side and shoulder level or worse, which would warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has ordered a new examination to determine if the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disability, including GERD and gastritis, is related to his service. The previous examiner did not consider all relevant medical evidence, such as private medical opinions and post-service treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right elbow disability has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.