Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral cataracts, finding no competent medical evidence or opinion suggesting a medical nexus between his bilateral cataracts and service, including in-service radiation exposure.

The Veteran's recent stroke and related symptoms have caused a substantial loss of independence, necessitating further review by VA to determine if he qualifies for reentrance into the independent living services program.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot condition other than a fungal condition is remanded. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim for pyoderma (claimed as tropical fungus of the legs) is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence and a request for reconsideration by the Board.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for a higher rating for gross tremor of the closed hands, fingers, and tongue. As a result, the Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The most competent and probative evidence is against a finding that the Veteran has a disability manifested by reflux that is causally related to his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the lack of a decision on his waiver request and missing documents in the record.

The Veteran's dizziness and numbness in limbs are found to be related to his service-connected TMJ disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private records related to the Veteran's knee disorder, as well as a VA examination to assess her employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a possible new VA medical examination.

The Board has remanded the claim for further development due to a lack of examination and incomplete records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for endocrine cancer, which he claims was caused by in-service radiation exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than July 31, 1997, for his TDIU. The decision was based on the fact that at the time of the initial application in February and March 1988, he did not have sufficient ratings for his service-connected disabilities to warrant consideration of a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his personnel records and mental health treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion on whether there was additional disability due to VA dental treatment from November 1969 to April 1970, and if so, whether it was caused by carelessness or negligence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left elbow disabilities were denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The VA determined that the Veteran does not have psoriatic arthritis and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for rheumatic fever with carditis is being remanded due to the need for further development and adjudication.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosed back disability that is service-connected.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement for unauthorized private medical expenses incurred from March 19, 2005 to March 29, 2005.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral breast disability as there is no evidence of a current disability and no in-service disease or injury that resulted in such a disability.