Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and readjudicating the claims.

The Board found that the appellant's current abdominal disorders, including bowel perforation and fistulas, were not incurred or aggravated during his active duty training period. The pre-existing conditions worsened but did not permanently aggravate beyond their natural progression.

The Board denied service connection for photophobia in January 2002, finding no evidence of a disease or injury in service that caused the condition. The Veteran's appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination and opinion are necessary to address both direct service connection and secondary service connection for the Veteran's sleep disability, as it may be related to his active service or due to his service-connected Graves' disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining records of treatment and verifying periods of active duty service. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after all necessary actions are taken.

The Board found that the Veteran's current back disability was not caused or aggravated by his military service, did not manifest in service or within a year of service, and is not otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for a VA examination and an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed uterine fibroids, as there is insufficient evidence on file to determine their relationship with service.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, a pulmonary embolism and esophageal adenocarcinoma, was not attributable to his service or any incident thereof, including exposures to ionizing radiation. The Board also determined that no disability for which he was service-connected at the time of his death was a principal or contributing cause of his death, nor could it be presumed due to exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation.

The VA examiner found no evidence of a current liver condition and the Veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish a present disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current residuals of malaria related to his in-service illness, and therefore service connection for malaria is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a supplemental medical opinion. The Veteran's claim of service connection for back injury is being reconsidered.

The Board determined that the overpayment of $38,210.93 was valid and denied the Veteran's request for waiver.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic colon carcinoma, is not service connected as it did not have its onset during service or due to exposure to Agent Orange. The VA examiner concluded that there was no conclusive link between the Veteran's in-service exposure and his fatal cancer.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to determine if the appellant's ulcerative colitis is related to asbestos exposure during his ACDUTRA. The claim will be re-adjudicated after this additional development.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a left Achilles tendon rupture is granted as the injury occurred during active duty for training and he has a current disability.

Service connection for photophobia is granted. An increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD is granted, but a compensable rating for left eye conjunctivitis is denied.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $6,183.00 due to equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including more recent VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cold injury of the right foot is granted, with his symptoms dating back to his active military service.