Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than February 10, 2010 for the assignment of a 10 percent disability rating for bilateral hammertoe deformities with callosities of digits 1, 2, and 3 is not warranted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration by the AOJ.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulitis is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of his claim for service connection for a right rotator cuff disability. The VA examiner should address whether any current right shoulder disability is related to active duty, or if it was caused by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a right thumb disorder was denied as the earliest date entitlement could be considered is April 23, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case for readjudication due to a grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which overlaps with the period in question. The RO will recalculate the appellant's income and determine her entitlement to additional (or any) death pension benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations and the provision of additional treatment records.

The Veteran's intestinal bleeding is denied as there is no current disability for which service connection may be granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for restoration of DIC benefits as a remarried widow, finding she did not meet the legal requirements due to her remarriage before age 57.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disorder was denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the current condition. The Board found that the Veteran has currently diagnosed presbyopia, but not any other left eye disability.

The appellant is not entitled to accrued benefits as the Veteran's child or his widow, and her claim for reimbursement of expenses from the Veteran's last sickness and burial is denied due to lack of legal merit.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's esophageal cancer was related to his nicotine dependence, which started during military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of left breast surgery and recurrent abscesses, infections, cellulitis, and a scar are service-connected. The claim for residuals of removal of ovarian cysts is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by or a result of service, including exposure to herbicides. The most probative evidence did not associate the Veteran's glioblastoma with his service-connected prostate cancer residuals and there is no competent evidence of a glioblastoma within the year following the Veteran's discharge from service.

The Veteran's service-connected Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease involving the right and left upper extremities is rated at 10 percent each, effective from August 2, 2011.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred in March 2014 for groin pain resulting from an inguinal hernia were not authorized by VA and no prior authorization was obtained. The services provided were non-emergent, and VA facilities were available at the time of treatment.

The Veteran's sacroiliac joint disability was initially rated at 10 percent prior to February 25, 2014 and increased to 20 percent from that date. The Board found the evidence did not support higher ratings for either period.

The Board finds that the debt in the amount of $28,286.00 for overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits was not validly created due to administrative error by the AOJ and grants the appeal.

The Board has granted the Appellant's claim for a Government-furnished memorial headstone or grave marker.