Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for partial medical expense reimbursement has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of various eye disabilities, including those related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to address the issues of increased rating for left scapular bursitis and service connection for reactive airway disease. The case will be returned to the Board once these matters are resolved.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran’s claim of entitlement to service connection for hiatal hernia, as it relates to his other service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos and herbicide agents, as well as the relationship between his respiratory and stomach cancers. The appellant must provide deck logs for the USS Shasta from January to July 1973 in Vietnam.

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as there was no surviving spouse, child, or dependent parent to whom the benefits could be paid. The Appellant is not eligible for these benefits based on his familial relationship to the deceased spouse.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Barrett’s esophagus is denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosis during or within one year after service and the Board finds that it is less likely than not related to his military service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary retention is remanded due to insufficient information regarding its etiology. The examiner should consider whether it was incurred in or caused by service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's post-operative residuals of a left nephrectomy are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not warranted for any higher level due to lack of evidence of renal dysfunction or other symptoms warranting such.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting and incomplete employment history provided by the Veteran, requiring further development of his work status and income during the relevant period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it as a result.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right-hand index finger disability were denied. The appeal is based on the orthopedic and neurological residuals of a fracture to the right index finger.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the appellant's mental state at the time of his discharge. The issues on appeal are whether the character of the appellant's discharge is a bar to eligibility for VA benefits, and whether he was insane at the time of his offenses leading to his discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a non-ischemic heart condition, finding that there was no evidence to establish a link between his herbicide exposure in service and his current heart disability.

The Veteran's surviving spouse was denied entitlement to non-service-connected death pension benefits due to her income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Veteran's child, T.F.B., is granted a 20 percent apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of their daughter. The decision was based on the Veteran's failure to discharge his duty of support for T.F.B.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for residuals of a right cornea injury, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left index finger disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to initial compensable evaluation for renal cancer prior to January 24, 2018 and in excess of 60 percent on or after January 24, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his right trapezius muscle strain and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete development. The case will be returned to the RO for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stress-related disorder has rendered him unemployable as of March 24, 2016, but no earlier. The Board granted TDIU based on this condition.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings on appeal was denied. Prior to March 26, 2012, the disability was not manifested by characteristic attacks occurring at least one to three times per week, and from that date, it has been manifested by daily characteristic attacks but without two or more digital ulcers or autoamputation of one or more digits.