Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information provided by the VA examiner regarding the severity of the Veteran's left hip replacement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as he does not have a current diagnosis of enlarged tonsils and there is no evidence linking it to his military service.

The Veteran's spouse requested the appeal be dismissed as the issue has been resolved and all medical bills have been taken care of.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete visual field testing, and a new VA eye examination is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral eye condition.

The Board denied the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of education benefits because the Veteran did not attend school for a semester but received payments anyway, and there was no fault on VA's part. The Veteran would be unjustly enriched if the debt were forgiven.

The Veteran's death was not due to service-connected disability, and the cause of death (acute neurogenic cardiovascular failure) is not related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board is unable to determine if the Veteran's periods of active duty service qualify for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of clear records. The case is being remanded to obtain further verification.

The Veteran's cause of death was attributed to cardiogenic shock, dissecting aortic aneurysm due to community acquired pneumonia. The Board denied service connection for the cause of death as there is no evidence linking his service-connected PTSD to his heart disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for nonservice-connected pension benefits. The claim of service connection for Crohn's disease (initially claimed as colitis) is remanded due to lack of an examination and need for additional evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical examinations, and a new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current eye disability is related to his service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's torn left bicep muscle is secondary to his service-connected right knee disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's cause of death was denied service connection due to lack of evidence linking the cause of death to military service. The Appellant filed a new claim for service connection on June 18, 2015 and was granted service connection with an effective date of June 18, 2015.

The Board denied the appellant's request to extend his Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits beyond his 26th birthday, as per VA regulations.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has decided to remand the case due to incomplete personnel records and the need for a VA mental health provider's opinion on whether the Appellant was insane at the time of in-service misconduct.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to waive an overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $15,630 due to his fault in not reporting spousal income and responding promptly to VA requests for information. The Board found that a portion of the debt was attributable to VA's failure to act timely.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of a skin condition, and the Board dismissed the issue due to this withdrawal.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal at a hearing.