Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's right eye disability, including visual impairment, is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability during or after service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for achalasia and leukoplakia due to new evidence not previously considered by the RO.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's employment and retirement, as well as a request for SSA disability records. The TDIU rating is deemed warranted based on the evidence of unemployability.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues and remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing, special home adaptation grant, and SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance are remanded due to incomplete records. The Board requests that the Veteran provides authorization for VA to obtain relevant private treatment records from Tricare.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left hand index finger condition is denied. His service connection and secondary service connection claims for a left-hand disability are also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's left femur condition and its relationship to his service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) as there was no evidence that BPDCN began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has granted service connection for LLE PVD and RLE PVD as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The claim for a compensable disability rating for malaria is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition, to include prurigo nodular, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure of the RO to address the Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment within the required timeframe. The Veteran is instructed to provide information necessary for proper adjudication and his request should be referred to the COWC for initial review.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not entitled to a waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA compensation benefits. The decision is remanded because the necessary financial information from the Veteran was not provided.

The Veteran's overpayment debt for VA compensation benefits is being remanded due to the need to verify his dates of incarceration and transitional housing.

The Board found that the Veteran's gynecomastia was caused by his VA-prescribed Risperdal, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Veteran's active duty service from June 11, 2003 to June 1, 2007 is considered disqualifying for purposes of Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits under VA regulations. The claim for Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) educational assistance benefits is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's skin disability is related to his active service, specifically exposure to asbestos.

The Board found that the appellant's remarriage in March 2009 was not invalid under South Carolina law, and thus the VA's decision to terminate DIC benefits due to her remarriage was proper.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for polycythemia vera (myelofibrosis) due to herbicide exposure, as it is unable to make an informed decision without further development. The Veteran meets criteria for presumptive exposure to herbicides but myelofibrosis is not among those diseases considered a presumptive disease under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).

The Board has dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status. The claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is denied as there is no evidence of a prior claim filed before July 9, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected right foot and left foot arthroplasty residuals are being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a VA examination.