Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins and initial ratings for shin splints were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and her military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin disability, which may be associated with service and presumed Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for right hip bursitis/tendinitis with abduction, adduction, and rotation impairment prior to November 1, 2014, and a rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's left middle finger tuft fracture was initially assigned a noncompensable rating. A compensable rating of 10 percent is granted as of July 1, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a sexually transmitted disease (STD) as there was no evidence linking his STD to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to recognize his grandchildren, D. and J., as dependent children for VA purposes due to lack of legal adoption or interlocutory adoption decree.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are being reviewed, with a focus on whether they are related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal regarding an effective date earlier than November 29, 2016, for recognition of D.A. as his spouse for additional dependency compensation purposes and also denied the propriety of removing M.E., his former spouse, from his award.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's costochondritis, effective May 15, 2019. The decision is based on moderate impairment of Muscle Group XXI.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left hip disability, which is related to his service-connected posttraumatic arthropathy of the left foot and postoperative resection of the left knee medial plica.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected prurigo nodularis from January 20, 2014 to April 11, 2019 is granted. The claim for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected prurigo nodularis from April 12, 2019 is denied and the case is remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's incarceration at a correctional facility, and further development is needed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lymphoma and throat cancer, as well as the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to additional evidence received after previous decisions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for costochondritis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition of her son, A.E., as a helpless child due to insufficient evidence showing that he was permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect at age 18.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The Board denied service connection for a right hand disorder as there is no current diagnosis of such condition.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death and denied service connection for gastric cancer, for the purpose of entitlement to accrued benefits. The Veteran's esophageal cancer was not found to be related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his right fifth metacarpal fracture residuals is denied as the evidence does not show that the condition warrants such a rating.