Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral foot pain is being remanded for further development, including obtaining his service treatment records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between his current condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to notify the Veteran of his scheduled VA examination, and another examination is needed to assess the current nature and severity of his service-connected back disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for atypical carcinoid tumor, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, specifically reactive airway disease, is remanded due to the need for further medical examination and development of her claims file.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Veteran's lung disability claim is remanded due to the lack of adequate nexus opinion and relevant VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence that suggests a possible connection between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his cause of death, which was not previously considered. The claim will be reconsidered with this new information.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's deep vein thrombosis is related to his service or secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral salpingectomy, other than a scar, finding no current disability other than a scar.

The Veteran's daughter is not eligible for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits because she was over the age of 25 when her father became permanently and totally disabled.

The Veteran's right and left foot cold injury residuals were denied initial ratings higher than the currently assigned 30 percent for the entire appeal period.,The Veteran's Raynaud’s syndrome was also denied an initial rating higher than the currently assigned 10 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for vocal cord polyps and laryngitis due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the underlying cause is HPV, which may have been contracted during service.

The Board has granted service connection for stroke/TIA on a secondary basis, but denied the claims for vision loss, speech disability, loss of motor function, and cognitive disorder (claimed as residuals from stroke).

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected left foot hallux valgus was denied. The maximum schedular rating (10%) has been assigned throughout the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his stomach and esophageal disabilities, as well as secondary service connection for stomach surgery.

The Board has found that the previous VA examinations were inadequate and requires a new opinion to determine if the Veteran's current right-hand disorder is related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in previous decisions and needs further clarification on whether the Veteran's right testicle disorder is related to service, if it is a congenital defect or disease, and if so, whether it was aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues and remands the case for compliance with contested claims procedures.

The Veteran's son is seeking accrued benefits, including reimbursement for last sickness and burial expenses. The case is remanded due to the submission of additional evidence not previously considered by the RO.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of a separate sleep disorder and that any sleep problems are symptoms of his service-connected PTSD.