Other conditions decisions — 2014

The Veteran's claim for aid and attendance/housebound benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities and SSA records.

The Board has remanded the case due to need for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence. The Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU remain pending.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for paralysis of the ulnar nerve of the left hand is being remanded due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board found that the evidence received since the November 1995 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a central nervous system disability as a result of herbicide exposure, and thus denied the reopening of the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his DIC claim, finding no new and material evidence that would allow him to be recognized as a helpless child of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years due to his continued marriage.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of overpayment of education benefits in the amount of $1,743.46 due to a lack of timely filing within the required 180-day period.

The Board has remanded the case due to a hearing request not being scheduled. The appeal will be returned for further action.

Effective January 12, 2005, the Veteran is granted a 20 percent disability rating for Raynaud's disease of the right hand and wrist.,Effective November 14, 2011, the Veteran is granted a 40 percent disability rating for Raynaud's disease of the left hand and wrist.

The Veteran's attorney is seeking eligibility for payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits withheld since September 29, 2011. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amount of $1,916 due to financial hardship and the purpose of the benefits being defeated.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain disability, to include as secondary to Agent Orange exposure or prostate cancer radiation therapy, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an appropriate VA examination.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a sleep disorder that may be related to his service-connected disability. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain SSA records.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA medical opinion to determine if any of the conditions that caused or contributed substantially to the Veteran's death were related to his active service, including conceded in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits for schooling prior to April 18, 2010 due to lack of legal merit.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU was denied as there is no evidence of an unaddressed formal or informal claim in the record from February 24, 2000 to November 9, 2004. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's bilateral hallux valgus and associated disability was found to be productive of loss of use of both feet from March 14, 1994, through September 23, 2002. As a result, the Board granted a 100 percent schedular rating for this period.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a previous decision by the Court that found an error in assigning an effective date.

The Board found that the Veteran's CLL did not manifest during active military service or within one year of service separation, and is not related to a disease, injury, or event in service.

The Board has remanded the case for a hearing at the Atlanta RO, including the issue of service connection for obesity. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on whether obesity is proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses was denied because he had coverage under Medicare Parts A and B, which constitutes a legal bar to reimbursement.