Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disorder secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability, but denied service connection for his left hip disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a right or left leg disability causally related to service, and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's vasospastic angina is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service at Korat RTAFB in Thailand.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for eligibility of VRAP benefits, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to a missing claim from American Medical Response for payment of unauthorized medical expenses. The appeal is not about service connection and thus does not involve any conditions or exposure basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to a potential delay in receiving notice of indebtedness, and further review is needed to determine if the Veteran filed a timely request for waiver.

The Veteran's death was caused by peritoneal carcinomatosis with underlying adenosquamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. The Board found no evidence to support service connection for cause of death due to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's brain tumor and ependymoma were not caused by VA care, treatment, or examination. The evidence did not establish that an additional disability was caused by a fault on the part of VA.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current eye disorders are caused or aggravated by his service-connected pterygium/pinguecula, cataracts, or diabetic retinopathy.

The Board has remanded the case for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) due to disagreement with the December 2014 decision denying Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for clarification regarding the VA examination report and to determine if the Veteran's ischial bursitis had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a low back condition has also been raised but not adjudicated.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim that his current genitourinary disorder, claimed as a groin condition and cystitis, is causally or etiologically related to service. The Veteran's STRs do not reflect any treatment for these conditions during service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of his claims, including obtaining a medical nexus opinion concerning the etiology of his claimed multi-symptom disability.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for prescription medication incurred at a non-VA facility following her bladder surgery were approved due to the nature of the condition and the lack of availability of VA facilities.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right upper extremity ulnar nerve lesions, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's son, who was not a minor or enrolled in school at the time of filing, is denied recognition as his child for VA death benefits.

The Board finds that the appellant is entitled to recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA death benefits due to the initial separation being caused by the Veteran's misconduct without fault on the part of the appellant.

The Veteran's Crohn's disease, status post resection of the ileum and cecum, has been manifested by moderate symptoms including weight loss and frequent exacerbations of abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and diarrhea, but without malnutrition or interference with absorption and nutrition. The criteria for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met.