Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for chronic nausea and dizziness, including as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, finding no link between the conditions and the Veteran's military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and a higher disability rating for her left shoulder condition are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA records and an examination.

The Veteran's waiver request for overpayment of VA compensation benefits was denied due to the lack of verification that a December 2009 letter informing her of the debt and how to repay it was sent. The case is being remanded to obtain this verification.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) and has ordered a remand to allow the Veteran to submit unreimbursed medical expenses paid during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's atonic neurogenic bladder and whether it was caused by VA treatment. The case will be sent back for a new medical opinion.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the failure to obtain a medical opinion as per previous instructions. The Veteran's jaw disorder is being reviewed for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for a constricted leg veins disability due to insufficient evidence of record, and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected varicose veins of the left and right lower extremities are being remanded for further evaluation due to lack of recent VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for shin splints and poor blood circulation in feet due to incomplete service records. Additional development is needed to clarify her periods of service, including any ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits based on her being recognized as a helpless child of the Veteran due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18, finding insufficient evidence that she was incapable of self-support before turning 18.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertensive vascular disease may be related to his time in service, but more evidence is needed to determine this.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding the rating for degenerative joint disease of the right hip. The issues are inextricably intertwined and a TDIU is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 60 percent for herpes progenitalis, to include on an extraschedular basis, was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based Upon Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence provided by the Veteran, including service treatment records that indicate a right big toe surgery during service. The claim will be adjudicated on a de novo basis and a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the right big toe disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development regarding the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation and service connection for multiple myeloma. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records, request any available records concerning the Veteran’s exposure to radiation, and ensure complete notice in accordance with 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no competent and credible evidence to establish a link between a nonservice-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's Crohn's disease is found to have been incurred during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, and thus service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is about whether he is entitled to a greater amount due to his eligibility for repayment under the CRDP or CRSC programs. The case has been remanded for further action regarding AEWs from July and August 2011.

The Board found that the appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) for a surviving spouse without dependents, leading to termination of her VA death pension benefits effective December 1, 2011.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as claims do not survive their deaths.