Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to burial benefits due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard the USS George K. Mackenzie.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma is being remanded due to the need for further verification of his exposure along the DMZ in Korea.

The Board has decided that further development is needed to verify the submission of a claim for an apportionment of the Veteran’s VA benefits during his incarceration, which was filed in June 2015. The RO must contact the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain any available documentation related to this claim.

The Board has decided that the appellant needs to provide additional information regarding her income and medical expenses from the date of her husband's death, as well as copies of Social Security Administration award letters. The case is being remanded for these actions.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's left great toe disability, effective prior to February 10, 2016. For the period from February 10, 2016 onwards, the Veteran is not entitled to an increased rating.

The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland is related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service. The claim for nonservice-connected death pension remains denied as the Appellant's income exceeds the maximum limit.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to proceed with the merits of the case.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current spinal disabilities are related to the October 2011 surgery performed at the Houston VA medical center.

The overpayment of death pension benefits was resolved through a compromise settlement, and the appellant has waived any claims related to this debt. The Board dismissed the appeal as moot due to the resolution.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection for scleroderma due to inadequate examination and opinions. The Veteran's contentions include direct service connection, presumptive service connection based on Persian Gulf War veterans (MUCMI), and chronic disease presumption.

The Board has remanded the case due to new and material evidence having been received, reopening the service connection claim for congenital dysplasia of the hips. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hip disability is also being remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection due to a discharge under other than honorable conditions, finding that his acceptance of an undesirable discharge was not due to insanity but rather as a method of behavior.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left ovarian cyst, finding that her symptoms did not require continuous treatment and she was already receiving a 30% disability rating for her hysterectomy and right oophorectomy.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin rash, but denied his claim for deviated septum. The skin rash is considered to be at least as likely related to military service, while the deviated septum is not.

The Veteran's death was covered by service-connected burial benefits, which awarded $2,000. The appellant is seeking additional burial benefits to cover funeral and burial expenses exceeding the maximum amount of $2,000. The appeal for more than $2,000 in burial benefits is denied.

The Veteran's HSP resulted in characteristic attacks more than once a day, lasting an average of more than two hours each and responding poorly to treatment. This condition was granted a disability rating of 60 percent effective May 31, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's urinary tract disability, including a new VA examination to assess its current severity. The issues include determining if the reduction in his service-connected urothelial carcinoma rating was proper and whether he should receive continued SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 30 percent for postherpetic neuralgia of the left upper extremity is granted. The case is remanded due to inadequate range of motion findings in a previous VA examination.

The Board has granted the claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, finding that there was no intent to desert and that any separation did not break the requirement of continuous cohabitation.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and an addendum opinion to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for panic disorder, insomnia, and fatigue.