Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Veteran's service-connected schizoaffective disorder with an eating disorder has precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period, warranting a TDIU.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's responsibility to support his minor child, S.W., is not being fulfilled. As a result, an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits in favor of S.W. is granted.

The Veteran's right clavicle fracture with arthritis is rated at 10 percent since September 21, 2012. Prior to that date, the condition did not meet criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues before the Board.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran provided financial support for his minor child during the specified period, as this information is needed to decide the appellant's apportionment claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for TDIU before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to lack of evidence linking pancreatic cancer to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's heart condition has been rated at 100 percent throughout the appeal period, warranting a maximum schedular evaluation. As a result, the issue of entitlement to TDIU is moot and must be dismissed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a lung disability, finding that new and material evidence supports a relationship between his in-service herbicide exposure and his current lung disability. The Veteran's skin disability claim was withdrawn by him prior to appeal decision.

The Veteran's lung blebs and nodules are currently rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 6825, but do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on pulmonary function test results.,Gilbert's Disease is currently not service-connected.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The appellant's claim is granted as the Veteran's death was due to his service-connected tropical sprue, as well as presumed exposure to herbicide agents and conceded exposure to benzene in service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital emergency room due to a post-operative blood clot is granted because VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Veteran's pilonidal cyst with scar is rated at 20 percent, effective November 16, 2017.,A separate 10 percent rating for minor incontinence is granted, effective July 1, 2013.

The Veteran's income exceeded the maximum allowable pension rates for nonservice-connected pension and special monthly pension. The Board denied both claims due to his income exceeding the limits.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to recognition as a helpless child of the Veteran for purposes of VA benefits due to her marriage and lack of evidence showing she was permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining 18 years of age.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left elbow strains are currently rated as 10 percent each, with no higher ratings possible under the applicable rating criteria.,The Veteran is not entitled to a TDIU prior to March 14, 2012 due to her ability to maintain full-time employment despite her disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected allergic bronchitis is found to be the proximate cause of her current diagnosis of PSVT, and thus service connection for PSVT as secondary to allergic bronchitis is granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.