Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits was denied because he did not serve in the Republic of Vietnam during his period of active duty service, and therefore does not meet the criteria for entitlement to these benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for numbness of back, numbness of fingers, and numbness of legs due to lack of substantial compliance with its March 2018 remand instructions. The Veteran's prostate condition claim is denied as there is no link between his current condition and herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in determining that the duty to assist had been satisfied. The Veteran claims his pancreatitis is related to pain medication for a service-connected right foot disability, but the VA examiner did not adequately explain her conclusion and failed to address other medications he took.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after previous denials, and a need for an addendum VA examination to address the Veteran's left elbow condition.

The Veteran's gout has been aggravated by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

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

The Board denied accrued benefits for the appellant due to her not being a qualifying child and lack of evidence showing she incurred expenses related to her mother's last sickness and burial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema, finding that his current pulmonary condition is more likely related to his long history of smoking rather than military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to liver failure and complications from a liver transplant, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service is considered peacetime, and thus does not meet the criteria for basic eligibility to nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unresolved medical questions regarding the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma and its relation to in-service exposure.

Your appeal regarding the DRO review election for your polymyositis claim has been dismissed as there is no longer a pending adverse determination to address.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for blood clots, as secondary to endometriosis and/or endocervicitis due to insufficient examination reports addressing whether the blood clots may have been aggravated by service-connected conditions. The Veteran's fallopian tube adhesion disease was also considered in the remand.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete service personnel records. A new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's loss of vision is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection issues have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Issues include a higher rating for diverticulitis and peptic ulcer disease with dumping syndrome, a compensable rating prior to April 22, 2014 for left renal calculus, and service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia and Paget’s disease.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a dishonorable discharge, finding that his misconduct involving moral turpitude occurred during his initial term of service and he would not have been eligible for an unconditional discharge under conditions other than dishonorable.

The Veteran's petition to reopen service connection for a bilateral foot condition was granted due to the submission of new and material evidence indicating that his feet were damaged during basic training.,The petition to reopen service connection for a left arm condition was denied as the submitted evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, specifically because the Veteran's current left arm scar is attributed to his own willful misconduct.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic fungal infection of the skin, finding no evidence that it was incurred during or related to military service.

The Veteran's death was caused by pseudomonas septicemia due to right leg cellulitis and abscess. The cause of death is not related to service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased evaluations of chronic nonsuppurative otitis media and residuals of a bilateral inguinal hernia repair as the appellant withdrew his appeals prior to decision.