Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected calcified pleural plaques. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The Veteran's appeal is not about service connection, but rather TDIU.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a 20-year delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code because the Veteran's permanent and total disability was rated as such more than three years after discharge from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claim.

The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's arthritis is related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicides or an incident of service origin. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran's arthritis was not present in service or until many years thereafter and is not related to service.

The Veteran died from cardiorespiratory arrest due to or as a consequence of metastatic lung carcinoma. The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, but did not address the claim for non-service connected death pension benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder due to lack of evidence of bone loss in the maxilla or mandible, and denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus with bilateral hallux valgus and status post hammertoe formation of the left foot. The Veteran's claims were not granted.

The Veteran's hip disorder and arteriovenous malformation were not shown to be related to service. The Board denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cancer and whether it is related to his military service, including his conceded exposure to Agent Orange. The claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the issue of payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred in connection with hospitalization from June 6, 2012 to June 7, 2012 at FSRMC.

The Veteran's service-connected hammertoes of the left and right little toes do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development due to newly submitted evidence by the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral athlete's foot is currently rated as noncompensable due to the current severity of his symptoms not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's Rating Schedule.

The Board found that the Veteran's right inguinal hernia has not warranted a compensable rating during the period on appeal.

The Board finds that the Veteran's left foot disability, other than a skin/fungal condition, was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected residuals of retained shrapnel wound to the lower back.

The Veteran's death in July 1999 from chronic lymphocytic leukemia is being reviewed for service connection. The appellant also seeks eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). Both issues are currently remanded due to incomplete information and need further development.

The Board has determined that there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis, is related to his service-connected left shoulder disability. As such, the benefit of doubt rule applies, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability is granted.

The Board granted service connection for esophageal stricture as secondary to pain medications used to treat his service-connected disabilities, and assigned a 10% evaluation for the shrapnel wound scar of the left parietal region.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for chronic herpes simplex and a dental disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an addendum opinion from the July 2012 examiner regarding the Veteran's contentions about in-service onset and sexual assault.