Other conditions Board decisions

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

The Board denied benefits for spina bifida or other covered birth defects because the appellant does not have a diagnosis of spina bifida and her mother is not a Vietnam Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal for additional vocational rehabilitation and education benefits has been withdrawn by the Veteran, thus dismissing his claim.

The Board denied service connection for a dental condition for treatment purposes only and upheld the withholding of compensation for 52 training days in fiscal year 2014. The Veteran does not meet the requirements for any class of eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and outstanding service treatment records. The Veteran's inability to urinate (also claimed as urinary retention) is being evaluated for its relationship to his service-connected coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass graft with congestive heart failure.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for service-connected bilateral tendinitis and metatarsalgia was denied. However, the Board granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for service-connected tendinitis of the bilateral feet from April 3, 2014.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pituitary adenoma is related to a high fever due to a parasitic infection during service.

The Veteran's bruxism is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of her condition and whether her ear pain and worsening migraines are related.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an eye disability and a throat disability, as well as the issue of TDIU. The Veteran's employment throughout the period on appeal is noted.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus was granted, but the appeal for an increased rating since March 18, 2014, was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service and no continuity of symptomatology. The Board also found that the current degenerative joint disease is not related to active duty service or his service-connected residuals of tuberculoid leprosy.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence being associated with the record, including reports detailing the Veteran's participation in VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program. The appeal is now returned to the AOJ for initial review.

The Veteran's right little finger disability is rated as noncompensable, and the Board denied an initial compensable rating due to lack of ankylosis or functional impairment that would be equally served by amputation.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of this case as it is no longer in a jurisdictional position.

The Veteran's in-service treatment of Strongyloides and parasitic infections is at least as likely as not related to his death from a cerebrovascular accident, brain abscess, and septicemia with endocarditis. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for varicose veins of the right lower extremity, finding that there was no medical evidence linking this condition to his active service.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable disability rating for service-connected trauma, coccygeal region and reopening of claims for inguinal lymphadenopathy and bradycardia have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to missing records and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner is needed regarding whether the Veteran developed additional right arm disability as a result of his January 2012 surgery. The issue remains denied.

Your appeal for service connection of a right second toe hammertoe has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip strain is not related to her service and denied her claim for service connection.