Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Veteran disputes the validity and amount of an overpayment in his VA pension benefits, which he believes is due to unreported income. The Board has ordered a remand for further investigation into the amounts paid and owed by the Veteran.

The Veteran's groin disorder is not considered to be related to his active service, and the Board finds that he does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted.

The Board has reopened the claim for recognition of K as the helpless child of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to the age of 18 due to new and material evidence received since the July 2007 RO decision. The claim is now pending for further review.

The Veteran's subglottal stenosis was not present during service and did not manifest until many years after service; it is not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to schedule a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned for further appellate action after the hearing.

The appellant's remarriage after the Veteran's death prevented her from being recognized as a surviving spouse for VA benefits, and thus she is not entitled to such benefits.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross on May 15, 2013 is denied because the Veteran has coverage under Medicaid.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of August 1, 2009 for eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for impaired visual acuity is denied. The claims for increased rating and higher initial ratings are also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with symptoms of headaches, dizziness, and blurred vision. The TBI is linked to an in-service head injury.

The Veteran's torn urethra and incontinence are found to be reasonably foreseeable results of his VA treatment for ankle surgery.,VA compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is granted for the Veteran's torn urethra and incontinence as a result of care provided by the VA Medical Center staff in Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2008.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and readjudicating the TDIU claim.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disability manifested by rashes, finding it to be an undiagnosed illness under the presumptive provisions for Persian Gulf War Veterans. Service connection was not established for a cardiac disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed spine disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed related to service.

The Board found that the Appellant's TMJ dysfunction did not have onset during service and is not shown to be causally related to an in-service injury, disease, or event. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's testicular cysts were related to service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found no evidence of any dental trauma resulting from combat wounds or other injury in service, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for VA outpatient dental treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete service records and a need to verify the Veteran's service. The cause of death claim will be reconsidered after these issues are resolved.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for thoracic strain with left sacroiliac joint dysfunction from September 28, 2011 is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of all relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete development and failure to provide proper notice of examination.