Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination findings and the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's residuals of fractured right clavicle.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's cause of death, liver cancer due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, is granted as service-connected.

The Board denied compensation for residuals of VA cardiac treatment in 1999, finding that the evidence did not support additional disability due to the surgeries.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to loss of use of bilateral upper and lower extremities following cervical spine surgeries is remanded as the VA care was not properly evaluated in the previous opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a jaw condition, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and noting that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of a jaw disability during his active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral leg rheumatism, manifested by leg cramps, is denied as the disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's rating schedule.

The Board has decided that the issue of whether the Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer has aggravated his hiatal hernia is not adequately addressed in the existing medical opinions. The case is being remanded to obtain a more specific opinion on this matter.

The Veteran's neurogenic syncope with pacemaker was not found to warrant a higher evaluation prior to April 25, 2016. On or after that date, the disability did not meet criteria for an increased rating.

The overpayment of VA special monthly compensation (SMC) at the aid and attendance rate in the amount of $20,332.67 was properly created; however, the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of this overpayment was not timely filed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's stuttering speech condition, finding that his pre-existing condition was aggravated by active duty service. The issue of service connection for fissures is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for TDIU from January 2, 2014 to March 12, 2014.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a circumcision due to new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any genitourinary disability, to include pain and scarring.

The Board has denied service connection for costochondritis due to lack of a current diagnosis and because the Veteran's chest pain is related to his service-connected GERD. The Board has also remanded the issue of sleep disability, as there are no indications in the record that the Veteran underwent a sleep study.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development to address whether his use of NSAIDs and alcohol abuse caused or aggravated his gastric ulcer and associated pain, including colon polyps.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation and further development is required. The Veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VRAP benefits will be reconsidered.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral onychomycosis of the hands and feet as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type I. The issues regarding initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are remanded.

The Board denied reimbursement for unauthorized expenses incurred by the Veteran at Salem Regional Medical Center due to lack of medical emergency, as both conditions did not meet the criteria for immediate medical attention.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disorder of the feet, previously diagnosed as epidermophytosis and onychomycosis, had its initial onset during active duty service. The claim for service connection is granted.