Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's voiding dysfunction is aggravated by his service-connected rectal carcinoma, and he meets the criteria for specially adapted housing. However, as he already has a combined 100% disability rating due to his service-connected conditions, he cannot receive a special home adaptation grant.

The Board has remanded the matter to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since his September 1995 application for TDIU. The Veteran is requested to provide updated employment history and earnings information.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requires a more complete medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left eye cataracts, including whether they are related to injury in service or diabetes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities, as well as his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The claims are being remanded because further medical opinions are needed regarding the etiology of the hip disabilities and whether they were aggravated by service-connected low back disability.

The Board has granted service connection for Chilblains as secondary to PTSD and for immersion feet, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits should be terminated due to excessive income. The decision is remanded because necessary information on the Veteran’s income, net worth, and medical expenses for specific years are missing from the record.

The Board has granted effective dates of February 7, 2008 for special monthly compensation based on loss of use and aid and attendance. The decision is based on the facts found rather than the date of claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for otitis externa, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not otherwise attributable to service.

The Veteran's poor contractility of abdominal muscles and paresthesia of the legs are not considered to be caused by VA care, resulting in a denial of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and the Board is dismissing it.

The decedent's service in the USMCR did not qualify him for burial in a VA national cemetery due to lack of active duty service, and he was denied eligibility.

The Board denied service connection for MDS due to 11q deletion chromosomal abnormality with thrombocytopenia, leukopenia and splenomegaly status post splenectomy as the evidence did not show it was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's adult child is not eligible for accrued benefits due to the Veteran as she does not meet the statutory definition of a child and her reported expenses do not qualify as burial expenses.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities were evaluated at 10% prior to March 28, 2014. The Board found no evidence of more than the minimum compensable ratings under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral dermatochalasis, specifically whether it is related to his right eye cataract surgery or a facial nerve block that was not performed during the procedure.

The Veteran's prostate disorder and skin disorder are remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neurological disorders of the upper and lower extremities, including as due to herbicide exposure. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand disabilities, as he contends they are secondary to exposure to toxic chemicals during his military service. The case is being sent back for further development and an addendum medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for cold weather injuries to both upper and lower extremities due to incomplete development of a claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board found that the Veteran's overpayments were properly created due to his failure to report income and incarceration, but granted a waiver of recovery due to financial hardship.