Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's intraepithelial dysplasia of the larynx is found to be as likely as not due to his presumed exposure to herbicides during service, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran was not a fugitive felon and therefore, the termination of his VA service-connected disability compensation benefits from January 29, 2009 to November 25, 2009 was unwarranted.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and for non-service-connected death pension benefits. The Veteran did not have any service-connected disabilities, and his death was attributed to congestive heart failure which is not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and outstanding records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin disability of the feet is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ulnar nerve entrapment is presumed to have started during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sickle cell trait was aggravated during service, resulting in intermittent hematuria. The diabetes mellitus disorder is not related to service or any incident of service.

The former service member did not meet the minimum active duty requirement and was discharged due to a structural condition, thus he is ineligible for burial in a VA national cemetery.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities. The TDIU claim will be reconsidered after the additional evidence is obtained.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for low back disability was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and opinion regarding whether his residuals of septic shock and abscess surgery may be attributed to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and addressing whether a right leg disability is secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran is seeking earlier effective dates for increased evaluations of his service-connected manganese poisoning disabilities and TDIU. The Board will review the records to determine when it was factually ascertainable that there were increases in disability sufficient to warrant higher ratings.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an extension of her DEA benefits beyond March 12, 2009 as she did not meet the criteria for special restorative training or special assistance for the educationally disadvantaged.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's status post circumcision with residuals of groin injury, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria under Diagnostic Code 7521 (voiding dysfunction) and considering the opinion from the February 2013 VA examiner to be probative against a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction. The Board also considered whether a compensable rating could be assigned under Diagnostic Code 7522 for penile deformity with loss of erectile power, but found no evidence supporting such a finding.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU). The Board is dismissing the claim as it no longer has jurisdiction.

The Veteran developed gynecomastia as a result of medication (Spironolactone) prescribed for his hypertension. The Board finds that the development of gynecomastia was not an event reasonably foreseeable and grants compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's numbness in the extremities is not related to service and does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's traumatic encephalopathy, a service-connected condition, is not considered to be a contributory cause of his death due to metastatic colon cancer. The evidence does not support the conclusion that the traumatic encephalopathy caused debilitating effects or general impairment of health that rendered him materially less capable of resisting the colon cancer.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Medicare Part A and Part B do not cover all of the medical expenses incurred at Martin Memorial Medical Center from September 28, 2011 to September 30, 2011. Therefore, payment or reimbursement for this care is granted.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed condition related to service or an undiagnosed illness, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.