Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's death was not related to service, but a remand is required due to incomplete VA examination and new arguments from the Appellant regarding potential late diagnosis by the VA.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral inguinal hernias and associated scars, as well as his claim for a TDIU. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen previously denied service-connection claims for bad dreams, bilateral foot pain, and back pain are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and instructed VA to attempt to obtain private medical records from Reading Hospital-Tower Health. The cause of death claim will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for multiple myeloma has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating and restoration of a disability rating for his bilateral retinal holes is remanded due to the addition of new VA treatment records that need to be reviewed by the RO.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU prior to February 7, 2011 has been dismissed as the claim was opted-in under the Appeal Modernization Act (AMA).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty in the etiology of endocarditis, which is not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's service record includes a period within Vietnam during the Vietnam Era.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his back disability and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right elbow degenerative joint disease status post dislocation is denied as his claim was not received until May 9, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for left eye optic nerve damage as the condition was noted at entry into service and did not permanently increase in severity during service.

The Veteran's claims for Grave’s disease and skin rash have been reopened, and a 20% rating has been granted for the residuals of SFW to the right elbow.

The Board denied the Appellant's claims for VA DIC and death pension benefits as she did not meet the legal criteria to establish status as the deceased Veteran’s surviving spouse.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Veteran has already received a full grant of the benefit sought, recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse. The Appellant is not entitled to special monthly pension (aid and attendance or housebound) due to lack of need for aid and assistance.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's right median nerve palsy, prior to March 8, 2018, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter, is denied as the evidence does not support a rating greater than 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for service-connected internal derangement of the right hip and limitation of extension of the right hip, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 1, 2009 for the award of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip disorder as new and material evidence was not received to support her claim.

The Board denied service connection for gout, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found no medical evidence of treatment for this disability in service or at any point prior to 1988.