Other conditions decisions — 2017

The Board denied the appellant's request for an apportionment of the Veteran's service-connected compensation benefits, finding that the total benefit payable to the Veteran did not permit payment of a reasonable amount to any apportionee.

The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to service-connected disabilities from January 1, 2004 until October 1, 2004. The TDIU is granted for this period.

The Board has determined that the delimiting date of April 22, 2005 for use of education assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was correctly calculated. The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting period is denied as she did not have a physical or mental disability preventing her from starting or completing her chosen program of education.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to fully evaluate the Appellant's claims for service connection for sickle cell disease and bilateral hip disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain relevant medical records, including a Physical Evaluation Board report from April 1975, and to schedule the Appellant for an examination by a medical professional.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current eye condition, including allergic conjunctivitis and hordeolums, is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding payment of accrued benefits and potential joint ownership of a bank account. The Appellant is asked to provide documentation showing any costs paid related to the Veteran's last illness, as well as evidence about the nature of the bank account used for burial expenses.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records, including from facilities he has identified. The Veteran also needs a VA examination to assess his current psychiatric disability.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no decision on the merits can be made.

The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease resulted from or was aggravated by his service-connected hypertensive heart disease, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge under other than honorable conditions constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Veteran's daughter T.W. was born in January 1974 and did not become incapable of self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 years, thus denying entitlement to an apportionment of his VA compensation benefits on behalf of her.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as he did not have qualifying wartime service and thus does not meet the legal requirements for eligibility.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for damage and loss of vision to his right eye, which he claims occurred during active duty. The case has been remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if there is a direct nexus between the claimed condition and service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Addison's disease is dismissed because the September 2010 Board decision is final and a freestanding claim for an earlier effective date does not exist under VA law.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and accrued benefits. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a sleep disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current heart conditions are related to his military service and have been granted service connection for these disabilities.

The Board found that the overpayment of $6,732.80 was validly created and denied a waiver due to fault on the part of the Veteran and lack of undue hardship.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for oral cancer is being remanded due to the need for a more definitive opinion regarding the relationship between his asbestos exposure during active duty and his current condition.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 29, 1981 for the increased rating for cholinergic urticaria and a December 31, 1983 for TDIU. The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 60% rating for cholinergic urticaria with an effective date of August 11, 1993.