Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Veteran had VA benefits that were due and unpaid at the time of his death due to a retroactive award of benefits. The Appellant does not qualify as the Veteran's 'child' for the purposes of receiving VA accrued benefits, nor has he provided evidence confirming he bore the expense of the Veteran's last sickness.

The Board found that the creation of the overpayment in the amount of $39,212.00 did not involve fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on the part of the Veteran and that repayment would result in undue hardship to the Veteran. The Board granted waiver of recovery of the VA indebtedness.

The Veteran's service is not considered active duty during a period of war, thus he does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not have a pending claim for service connection at the time of his death. Therefore, he is not eligible for non-service connected burial benefits.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, effective from the date of the Veteran's death in November 1994.

The Board has determined that the right inguinal hernia is not related to service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for dependency benefits based on school attendance of his children were denied. The effective date for compensation based on A.A.M.'s school attendance was set at February 1, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and further analysis of his symptoms, including those related to exposure to burning oil wells in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected malaria residuals, including whether he has any liver or spleen damage.

The Board found that the Veteran's lymphedema and cellulitis were not due to or related to service or a service-connected disability, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) due to missing documents related to the notice of disagreement.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a left small finger disability causally or etiologically related to active service. The competent and credible evidence of record does not support this claim.

The Veteran's appeal for unreimbursed medical expenses was dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were granted, but the specific details of the rating decisions are not provided in this excerpt. The conditions at issue include psoriatic arthritis affecting both the right knee and right elbow.

The Veteran's service-connected recurrent gastritis is manifested by mild fundal gastritis, which does not warrant a rating greater than the currently assigned 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability evaluation for his service-connected restless leg syndrome (RLS) is being remanded due to the need for issuance of a Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's daughter, K.M.P., is recognized as the helpless child of the Veteran due to her permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 years old.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for accrued benefits in the amount of $12,614.00 as she paid expenses of last sickness for her deceased spouse.

The Veteran's service-connected patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right and left knees is currently rated at 10 percent each, effective May 14, 2009.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred between February 28, 2013, and March 4, 2013, were reimbursed as they met the criteria for emergency treatment in a non-VA facility due to an actual medical emergency.