Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the adequacy of the VA examination and the need for additional evidence. The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder will be reviewed again, including a new examination.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for bunions of the bilateral feet as there is no credible evidence linking them to active military service or any qualifying period of Active Duty Training (ADT) or Inactive Duty Training (IDT).

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to a lack of proper notification and scheduling of a VA examination. The Veteran is required to provide updated information about any relevant private records, and he will be notified of the scheduled examination.

The Board has remanded the claim for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions on the relationship between the Veteran's CLL and his service-connected asbestosis.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as of July 19, 2011 due to his service-connected right hand and arm disability preventing him from securing or maintaining gainful employment.

The Veteran's nonservice-connected pension claim is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding his employment and income.

The Board has determined that the procedural steps for a simultaneously contested claim have not been completed, and thus the matter is being remanded to ensure compliance with special procedural regulations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Paget's disease of the left tibia did not begin during his period of active duty and is not related to in-service herbicide or asbestos exposure. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be established.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child of her father due to insufficient evidence showing she was permanently incapable of self-support by reason of physical or mental defects prior to age 18.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and unemployment information from New York State. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated based on all evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's VR&E services and IWRP change are being reviewed due to incomplete records.

The Board has not fully complied with previous remand directives regarding the issues of attorney fees eligibility and reasonableness. The case is being remanded to ensure full compliance with May 2019 Board remand and all contested claims procedures.

The Veteran's child is not eligible for survivor’s pension benefits due to exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to be examined again for his claims of service connection for right foot DJD and right leg shortening. The new opinions must address whether these conditions are at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by a service-connected disability, specifically his left femur fracture and/or inguinal herniorrhaphy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of aortic aneurysm as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, finding that there is no competent evidence linking the two.

The Board has granted the Appellant's claim for an effective date of December 1, 1988, for DIC benefits. The decision is based on the fact that a lump-sum death payment from Social Security Administration (SSA) within one year of the Veteran’s death should be recognized as an application for DIC.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for congestive heart failure, finding that his current heart disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA examination, and a new medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's skin disability was not shown to be related to service or Agent Orange exposure, and the Board denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has ordered a remand due to insufficient compliance with the February 2019 remand order. An additional VA opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran's bladder impairment, diagnosed as stress incontinence, is caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back condition and prescribed pain medications.