Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination, and requests that an examination be scheduled.

The Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment in the amount of $2,899.20 was not timely filed as it was received more than 180 days after the July 29, 2017 notice of indebtedness.

The Board has remanded the issues of validity and recovery of overpayment for retroactive removal of a dependent child, from February 14, 2011 through June 2012. The Veteran's appeal is related to the validity of debt and recovery of overpayment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for simple lymphatic lymphoma as secondary to his service-connected chronic lymphocytic leukemia, finding that there was no evidence of a distinct and separate condition other than the symptom of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for lower back/spine and neck disabilities due to a lack of complete records, particularly those from February 1978 related to an in-service motor vehicle accident. The VA will attempt to locate these records and provide a medical opinion on their likely etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected right forearm shrapnel injury to muscle group VIII, painful scar of the right forearm, and a right forearm scar are all denied as not meeting the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's right upper extremity radicular groups were granted a 20% evaluation from July 21, 2004 to August 31, 2011 and a 40% evaluation from August 31, 2011 to June 20, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral arm rash and right hand numbness and tingling due to incomplete service records, lack of adequate medical opinions, and outstanding private treatment records.

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer is currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for carcinoid tumor of the small bowel with metastases to the liver is denied as there is no evidence linking his condition to service, including exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Board found that the primary site was in the bowel and not the liver.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including bilateral pes planus and bilateral hallux valgus. The preponderance of the evidence indicates that these conditions did not develop during or as a result of military service.

The Veteran's spouse, the appellant, is denied recognition as his surviving spouse for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA death pension benefits due to not meeting the requirement of having been married to the Veteran for one year or more prior to his death.

The Veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service, and the Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for residuals of spinal meningitis is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of outstanding treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for lymphoma, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his active duty service in Korea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature of his bilateral foot disorder and its relationship to service.

The Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the colon, metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of the liver, and metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bone and tumor in thoracic spine with paraplegia were not related to service or exposure to herbicides.,Service connection for loss of control of bowel and bladder function was denied as there is no evidence that these conditions are otherwise related to service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma, claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure, is being remanded because the VA did not appropriately investigate his reported exposure in Panama.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the adequacy of a previous VA medical opinion and the need for additional evaluations.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, requiring a new opinion on whether the Veteran's neck and scalp cysts are related to service exposure.