Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral leg disorder and glioblastoma, both determined to be not related to the Veteran's military service. The appeal was remanded for other issues.

The Veteran's death benefits application was denied because the appellant and the Veteran were not married at the time of the Veteran's death, thus failing to meet the eligibility criteria for survivor death benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos in service and post-service, as well as the relationship between his pleural effusion disability and any asbestos-related disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the bilateral tonsils, including considering potential links to human papillomavirus infection, in-service herbicide agent exposure, or service.

The Veteran's service-connected gynecological disability, bacterial vaginitis, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to DM-II, which is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during his military service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right foot disability, effective December 30, 2007. However, the matter of whether an extraschedular TDIU rating is warranted based solely on the right foot disability remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of gastrointestinal symptoms and therefore, service connection for these symptoms is denied. The neurological symptoms are remanded for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right leg disability and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the claim for an effective date earlier than January 14, 1994 for the grant of service connection for congestive heart failure and cardiomegaly due to lack of evidence of ischemic heart disease prior to death.

The Board has restored service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, effective April 12, 2013. The original grant was severed due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), but is now reinstated.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $39,212.36 is accepted as timely and the appeal is remanded to determine if the waiver should be granted.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision, so the case is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disability as there was no evidence of loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible due to in-service trauma or disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center on November 17, 2014. The decision states that VA facilities were feasibly available and that there was no emergency condition warranting immediate treatment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hand disorder, bilateral foot disorder, and back disability due to new evidence and inconsistencies in the medical records. The issues of propriety of separate ratings for LLE and RLE radiculopathy are also being addressed as they are related to the increased rating claim.

The Veteran is appealing an overpayment of VA compensation benefits. The Board has decided to remand the case for further review, specifically regarding whether the overpayment was properly created.

The Board has decided that the creation of an overpayment of VA benefits in the amount of $13,790 was valid and remanded for further action. The issue is currently pending as it is intertwined with another appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right index finger injury, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury and insufficient medical opinion to establish a nexus between his current disability and military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection for lipoma, as it is unclear whether the condition arose during or due to service. The Veteran's lipomas were diagnosed in 1999 and he served in Vietnam.