Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current blepharitis had its onset in service and grants service connection for this disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of the upper extremities is not related to his military service and therefore, denied his claim for service connection. The TDIU issue was also denied as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, specifically diverticulitis. The Board finds that additional development is necessary to determine the etiology of his condition and whether it is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, multiple myeloma, is related to his military service and finds in favor of granting service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's daughter seeks payment of the month of his death benefit under 38 U.S.C. § 5310(b) as an accrued benefit, but her appeal is denied because the Veteran's spouse pre-deceased him.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right inguinal hernia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's peyronie's disease is caused by or permanently aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or prostate cancer. The initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction remains denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and information from the Social Security Administration. The Veteran's need for aid and attendance or housebound status will be evaluated.

The Veteran's claims for hyperlipidemia and monoclonal gammopathy were denied as these conditions are not disabilities under VA law. The claim for service connection for a lumpectomy scar, irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of the Veteran's service treatment and personnel records, including those from Fort Hood Base Hospital where he was hospitalized in 1953. The Appellant must be provided with a Supplemental Statement of the Case after any further development.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected spinal stenosis with degenerative changes was granted, and the effective date for this grant is set at April 8, 2010.

The Veteran seeks service connection for thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) and Raynaud's Phenomenon. The case is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and private treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date beyond May 14, 2011 for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits is denied as he did not have a disability that prevented him from initiating or completing his chosen program of education within the applicable eligibility period due to willful misconduct.

The Veteran's traumatic injury to the left testicle and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck are service-connected, with the latter being related to herbicide exposure. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability as a result of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing at the RO in Lincoln, Nebraska. The appellant's claim is not about service connection and does not involve any exposure basis or provisions of the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues related to verifying the appellant's service records and determining whether he is eligible for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's chronic eye irritation with mucous through the eye sockets from the nose is not related to his military service or service-connected septal reconstruction / rhinoplasty.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder as there was no injury or disease of the feet during service and no current foot disorder is related to service. The Veteran's assertions were found not credible, and his recent account of onset of foot pain during service was deemed less reliable than his account at service separation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's cognitive disorder and neurotoxicity are related to his military service. The claim of entitlement to service connection for left shoulder tension is also on appeal.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a medical examination to address her coccyx injury and pelvic pain conditions.