Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran's discharge from service is a bar to payment of VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes dishonorable conditions.

The appeal is being remanded due to the failure to schedule a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's income exceeded the maximum allowable amount for VA pension purposes, leading to the termination of his nonservice-connected pension benefits as of January 1, 2015.

The Veteran's right eye disorder, including nerve palsy and diplopia, is rated at a 30 percent disability level. The highest rating available for the Veteran's symptomatology has been granted.

The VA is being asked to reconsider the denial of the appellant's Notice of Disagreement, which was received on August 31, 2015. The case has been remanded for further action.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, including voiding dysfunction requiring absorbent materials that had to be changed four times a day, meet the criteria for a 40 percent disability rating.

The Veteran died in July 2015 from natural causes and was not receiving VA pension or disability compensation at the time of his death. His body was not held by a state due to lack of next of kin, and he did not have a pending claim for benefits. The Board denied entitlement to nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Veteran's right external oblique abdominal muscle strain is currently rated at 30 percent, which reflects the severity of his condition as a moderately severe injury.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's sinus disorder did not clearly and unmistakably preexist service, nor was it aggravated by service. The current sinus condition is not presumed to be due to herbicide exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a sinus disability was denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The claim is now remanded for further adjudication.

The Board found that the Veteran's learning disorder, including autism and dyslexia, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The evidence clearly showed that his preexisting autism disorder existed prior to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to schedule a videoconference hearing as requested in a previous remand. The Veteran's claim for reopening service connection for residuals of a right hip injury is currently pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to a scheduling issue for a hearing, and the Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for residuals of a brain tumor.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of numbness of upper or lower extremities and thus, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's right and left Eustachian tube dysfunction do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.,Both conditions are currently rated as zero percent.

The Veteran's service-connected right fifth finger disability has been manifested by painful motion throughout the appeal period, warranting a 10 percent rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including an additional VA examination and consideration of the Veteran's claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include psychosis, manifested as compensable psychosis within one year of separation from service. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether this condition was incurred during service and grants service connection.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of the cost and installation of a walk-in bathtub/shower under the HISA program was denied due to lack of prior approval. The Board has decided that additional development is needed, including obtaining documentation of when the project was completed.