Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's left great toe disability, prior to February 11, 2020, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter, is rated at the maximum schedular level. The disability does not meet criteria for a higher evaluation as there is no evidence of severe impairment.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for cause of death due to a lack of an opinion linking the Veteran's chronic granulocytic leukemia to his military service. The case is now back before the Board with instructions to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development regarding whether the Veteran was in need of regular aid and attendance and/or housebound solely as a result of his service-connected disabilities, apart from his non-service-connected impairments.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for pulmonary embolism and a varicose vein surgery scar of the left lower extremity due to inadequate examination findings, personal risk factors, and unanswered medical questions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral tonsillar hypertrophy with recurrent tonsillitis, finding that his current throat disorder had its onset during active duty service.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date for the Veteran's spine condition from August 21, 1980. The claim for service connection of a bladder condition as secondary to his spine condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left hand 5th digit metacarpal enchondroma was incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition, but denies service connection for left hand arthritis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's autonomic dysfunction is likely related to his exposure to firefighting foam during service, and granted service connection for this condition.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and further development is needed before a rating decision can be made.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional records, including service treatment records that were destroyed in 1973. The Veteran seeks service connection for frost bitten feet.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for TDIU, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board denied service connection for focal Bowen's disease and actinic keratosis, finding no evidence of a chronic condition in service or linked to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's death was caused by sepsis, metastatic disease, and transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The Board found that these conditions are not service-connected or related to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a skin disability, including as due to exposure to an herbicide agent, because the VA examiner did not provide sufficient reasoning regarding whether the Veteran's current skin condition is related to his active service.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for cause of death, but has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's left eye disability and outstanding treatment records need to be obtained.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's residuals of subtotal gastrectomy and vagotomy, finding that his symptoms do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.

The Veteran's request to transfer her Chapter 30 educational benefits to a dependent was denied because she did not meet the eligibility requirements for transferring benefits during service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion.