Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral metatarsalgia of the feet and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records from Sheppard Air Force Base. The appeal will be returned to the AOJ for further adjudication.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities have been rated as painful motion under DC 5003, resulting in a separate rating of 10 percent for each knee.,The Veteran's bilateral varicose veins with history of thrombosis have been rated as painful motion under DC 5003, resulting in a combined rating of 20 percent.

Effective dates of December 21, 2006 for the award of additional compensation for L.D.C., E.D.E., R.E.N.W., and M.D.W. (the Veteran's dependent spouse), E.D.E., R.E.N.W., and M.D.W. (the Veteran's dependent stepchildren), and A.J.C. (the Veteran's dependent child).,Effective dates of March 19, 2007 for the award of additional compensation for E.D.E., the Veteran's dependent stepchild; July 3, 2007 for the award of additional compensation for A.A.C., the Veteran's dependent child.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $6,482.50 due to fault on the part of the claimant and lack of hardship.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records from the Milwaukee VAMC and arranging a respiratory diseases examination to assess his service-connected residuals of a posterior chest shell fragment wound.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding, relevant treatment records from January 2015 at the VA outpatient clinic in Greenville. The Veteran is requested to provide any additional medical evidence or argument.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection of ulcerative colitis, which was denied in March 1995. The new evidence submitted did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's service does not qualify the appellant for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was due to gastrointestinal cancer and its metastasis, which is not related to his active military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a supplemental medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claim of atrial fibrillation and his entitlement to special home adaptation and specially adapted housing grant. The claims will be reconsidered in light of the additional evidence.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant (or his representative) requested withdrawal of the issue on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for additional examinations. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a neck disorder is now before the Board.

The Veteran's metromenorrhagia with associated anemia was rated at a maximum of 30 percent from December 29, 2010 through April 18, 2013. The case is also being referred for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation.

The Board found no evidence of current otitis media of the right ear and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date prior to May 14, 2012, for the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151.

The appeal is being REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for scheduling a videoconference hearing before the Board. The appellant and her representative will be notified of the hearing date, location, and time.

The Veteran died in 1987 and the appellant filed a claim for DIC benefits on July 18, 2011. The Board found that an earlier effective date is not warranted as per law.