Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for cause of the Veteran's death due to exposure to Agent Orange during military service. The new evidence submitted by the appellant, including a June 2010 private opinion, supports the claim that the duodenal cancer was related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastric ulcer does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as there is no competent and credible evidence of recurrent symptoms once or twice a year.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal through their authorized representative.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of both hands was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim. The Board also found no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's malaria is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for nonservice-connected pension benefits has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The VA rehabilitation care is not shown to have caused the osteomyelitis and staph infection or any other additional disability. The most likely cause of the Veteran's osteomyelitis and staph infection with additional disability was the initial ankle injury and/or the subsequent private surgeries.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and consideration of a separate disability rating for hyperesthesia of the right lower extremity from cutaneous nerve injury.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, as the claimant is no longer alive.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the colon, claimed as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation, is being remanded due to incomplete records and further development is needed.

The Veteran's right foot status post bunionectomy manifests in pain and objective swelling, findings commensurate with moderately severe foot injury. The Board finds that the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 20 percent initial disability rating.

The Board has ordered remand for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion and obtaining relevant VA and private treatment records.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a fungal infection, bilateral feet and finds that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Veteran is therefore entitled to an evidentiary hearing on this issue.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disability and a head injury, finding no evidence of current disabilities linked to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for a nervous disorder should be remanded to obtain missing VA treatment records and provide further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of a stroke, claimed as secondary to hypertension, has been resolved in his favor with the grant of service connection. As such, there is no longer any issue or controversy regarding this matter.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected disorder of the right great toenail. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disability (TDIU) has been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a current bilateral ear disorder and whether it is related to his active military service.

The Board found that the overpayment was valid and granted a waiver of recovery, finding no fault on the part of VA but some fault on the part of the Veteran regarding his information about C., Jr. The decision also noted that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board finds that the appellant's preexisting right leg injury did not worsen during service and there is no evidence of a separate inservice injury resulting in current right leg disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection for right leg disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by bilateral leg and hip pain is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence after the September 2011 Supplemental Statement of the Case. The file will be returned to the AMC/RO for consideration of this evidence.