Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn their appeal, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review it.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability is secondary to his service-connected right elbow disorder and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The main issue is whether the Veteran should be granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for his left inguinal hernia is denied, while he is granted a higher 10 percent rating for the associated surgical scar.

The Veteran's bilateral shin splints were incurred during active military service and the Board finds that they are related to his service.

The Board found that the Veteran's additional disabilities were not caused by VA medical treatment, and thus denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has vacated its previous decision and is now remanding the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO.

The Board found no current digestive disorder and concluded the Veteran did not have a digestive disorder incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the Veteran's idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is not related to his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability or a condition for which service connection is warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's paraplegia with loss of bowel and bladder functions is secondary to his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected shell fragment wound, left upper arm, muscle group VI.

The Veteran's current jaw disorder of Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is not related to service or service-connected conditions, and the Board finds that service connection for TMD cannot be granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a growth on the roof of his mouth during service, and his heart condition is not presumed to be related to service. The cyst under his armpit and residuals from circumcision are also not supported by the record.

The Board found that new evidence did not establish a common law marriage between the Veteran and the appellant, thus denying their claim for recognition as surviving spouses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding that the criteria were not met or more nearly approximated.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The Veteran seeks service connection for ulcerative colitis, which he contends is related to an in-service electrocution injury. The case is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his ulcerative colitis.

The Veteran does not have a current disability manifested by AL amyloidosis, and therefore service connection cannot be granted.

The Board is unable to determine the basis for finding that the appellant made an irrevocable election to receive Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) education benefits in lieu of MGIB Ch. 30 program benefits, and needs clarification on this issue.