Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's breast cancer is being remanded for further development, including obtaining his military personnel records and radiation exposure records. The claim will be reviewed in light of the evidence provided.

The Board found that the Veteran's post-concussive headaches warranted a maximum (50%) disability rating, but denied service connection for brain hematoma. The claim is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's brain hematoma.

The Veteran's dysthymia has been productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but not occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund is denied as she does not meet the eligibility criteria, which only allows payments to surviving spouses and not children.

The Veteran does not have a disability exhibited by monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis that is related to service on a direct or presumptive basis.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's service-connected ulcerative colitis is currently rated at 60 percent disabling, but the Board finds that there is no evidence of pronounced symptoms warranting a higher rating. The Veteran experiences severe flare-ups with chronic alternating constipation and diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal bloating, distension, pain, malaise, lethargy, and weight loss, which are controlled with prescribed medication.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's marriage to G. C. is presumed valid, and N. C., as the natural child of the Veteran's spouse, G. C., satisfies the regulatory definition of a 'child' for VA compensation purposes.

The appeal is being remanded due to the appellant's representative not being available for a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after scheduling a rescheduled hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. A VA examination is also required to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of the Veteran's claimed splenomegaly and pancytopenia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left foot subtalar arthritis was granted, and he is now rated at the maximum disability rating of 100% for his PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a separate sleep disability and denied his claim for service connection.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to attorney fees from past-due benefits for representation of the Veteran. As a result, the Board dismisses this issue.

The Veteran's case is being remanded due to the need for additional documentation regarding informed consent forms and further development of his claims.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip disabilities do not prevent him from getting in and out of a car unassisted, driving up to 45 minutes, or walking unassisted with a walker. These retained functional abilities are not consistent with any criterion that warrants an increased evaluation during any portion of the appeal period.

The Board finds that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as his tongue cancer is not associated with herbicide exposure and there is no direct evidence linking it to service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding in favor of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of a right bunionectomy, with internal fixation.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging a VA examination.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's shell fragment wound residuals, including any hip disorder. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's temporomandibular joint pain and crepitus numbness are currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 9905. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation as her inter-incisal range of motion is consistently within the limits for a 10 percent rating.