Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date of January 31, 2008 for VA death pension benefits with an additional allowance for aid and attendance. The appeal is based on a claim filed by the appellant in January 2008.

The VA medical treatment caused the Veteran's additional disability of DVT, and it is at least as likely as not that this was due to the carelessness or negligence on the part of VA. The proximate cause of the additional disability was not an event reasonably foreseeable.

The Board found no credible medical or lay evidence establishing an etiological link between the Veteran's current pemphigus foliaceious and his in-service skin conditions, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Veteran died from Acute Myelocytic Leukemia, which the Board finds is service-connected. The appellant is also granted Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Veteran died from Acute Myelocytic Leukemia, which the Board finds is service-connected. The appellant is also granted Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Veteran's low back disability has been granted a 10 percent rating since May 7, 2012. The decision also includes a separate 10 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine the validity of the debt in question and consider the Veteran's contentions regarding overpayment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's submission of a photocopy of an official service department document is not credible and therefore cannot be considered new and material evidence. As such, the claim seeking to establish basic eligibility for VA pension benefits may not be reopened.

The Board found that the Veteran's compensation benefits were properly reduced to the incarceration compensation rate during his time in prison from September 8, 2004 to June 16, 2005. The overpayment of $15,805.70 was therefore determined to be valid.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's discharge from service was under conditions other than honorable, which bars him from receiving VA benefits.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability manifested by hematuria and hematospermia, and thus service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left elbow disorder, including arthritis, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not related to any incident of service. As a result, the claim for service connection for a left elbow disorder is denied.

The Board has ordered a remand for an examination to determine the relationship between current otitis media and service, as well as whether it is related to or aggravated by service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the spine is currently rated at 40 percent, effective May 14, 2010.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the entitlement to a temporary total evaluation because of hospital treatment and entitlement to a temporary evaluation of 100 percent based on surgical or other treatment necessitating convalescence. As such, these issues are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ankylosing spondylosis is caused by his service-connected ulcerative colitis, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board found that the VA correctly calculated the appellant's death pension benefits from May 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 and upheld the decision.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant has withdrawn it.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected pilonidal cyst warrants a 20 percent rating, effective November 4, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU is dismissed as his November 1976 claim was deemed abandoned and there is no unadjudicated claim pending since then.