Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board is unable to make a decision due to incomplete records. The Veteran's claim for payment of a clothing allowance for 2014 needs additional documents and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an extraschedular rating for residuals of venous thrombosis of the left leg.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is denied retroactive payment of dependency benefits for her children as the criteria are not met due to lack of timely application after their 18th birthdays.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his bilateral foot disorder prior to June 29, 2015, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter is denied. The Veteran's prostate disorder is also denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding its relationship to her service-connected fibromyalgia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a link between his current condition and his time in service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's stroke and its residuals may be related to his service-connected coronary artery disease, but more evidence is needed to determine if it was also caused by his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for her gastrointestinal disability, including Eagle’s syndrome, status post-tonsillectomy. The symptoms were found to be related to non-service connected conditions and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7346.

The Board is remanding the case to investigate if the appellant was married to the Veteran at the time of his death and to consider her claim under VA regulations pertaining to continuous habitation.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for additional development regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or jet fuels during his service.

The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical costs is dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is related to his active service, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bladder tumor, which was service-connected, contributed to his death from gastrointestinal cancer. The Board found that the bladder tumor was at least as likely as not cancerous and contributed substantially to his death.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU should be remanded due to incomplete records and inconsistent employment information.

The Veteran's accrued pension benefits claim was denied because there were no pending claims for retroactive pension benefits at the time of his death, and the evidence did not show he filed a claim within one year from when he became permanently and totally disabled.

The Board dismissed the appeal for helpless child benefits on behalf of the Veteran's son due to a withdrawal initiated by the Veteran in January 2013, and no timely notice of disagreement was filed within one year of the January 2011 decision.

The Board dismissed the claim as the decisions granting service connection for the cause of death and DIC were final, and no appeal was filed within the required time frame.

The Board denied death pension benefits because the appellant did not meet the continuous cohabitation requirement with the Veteran, and thus cannot be recognized as his surviving spouse.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, attributing it to pancreatic cancer that was not related to his active service or presumed Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a supplemental opinion regarding the Veteran's inguinal hernia condition, as well as his ilio-inguinal nerve conditions.