Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as claims do not survive their deaths.

The Board has remanded the case for a supplemental medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current right knee meniscal tear, medial collateral ligament tear, and lateral patellar retinaculum tear. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that any currently diagnosed right knee meniscal or ligament tears are caused by the Veteran’s active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and missing treatment records. The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders, including gastroparesis, carcinoid tumor, colitis, and chronic gastritis, need to be evaluated by a VA physician.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and further development is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete procedures and a need for further consideration of the creation and validity of the debt, as well as the waiver of recovery.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not violate principles of equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's fault in creating the debt.

The Board has remanded the claim for an effective date prior to May 29, 2015, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to it being inextricably intertwined with other issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to adjudicate an intertwined issue of service connection for degenerative bone disease due to ionizing radiation. The SMC based on need for aid and attendance claim is also being remanded.

The claim for service connection for cold weather injury residuals of the bilateral upper and lower extremities has been reopened due to new evidence. The case is now remanded for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to December 1, 2015 for the award of dependent compensation for his spouse. The decision found that the earliest possible effective date was November 23, 2015, when the Veteran submitted a Status of Dependents Questionnaire identifying his marriage to E.B.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's fatal brain tumor had its onset during service or was otherwise related to his military service. The VA needs to obtain an addendum opinion addressing these matters.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, so the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left hip strain and status post total hip replacement, finding that his current condition is related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for service-connected adenocarcinoma of the prostate, status post radiation therapy was denied. The rating prior to February 12, 2013 was found not to meet criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating due to voiding dysfunction or urinary tract infection symptoms. For the period as of February 12, 2013, the Veteran's condition did not warrant a higher than 20 percent rating based on his reported symptoms and medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current actinic keratoses and basal cell carcinoma are at least as likely as not related to service, specifically sun exposure during active duty. As such, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a genitourinary disorder and a gastrointestinal disorder, finding that his symptoms do not constitute a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness or are related to an undiagnosed illness.,Service connection was also denied for sleep apnea as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is in remission and not characterized by active disease, so a compensable disability rating is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome is remanded due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ needs to obtain the Veteran’s complete personnel file and verify his exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand or at Johnston Atoll.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected anemia from January 7, 2013 to the present was denied as her hemoglobin levels did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under VA regulations.