Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected post-operative varicose veins of the left leg do not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board determined that an overpayment of $6,067.67 due to the removal of an ex-spouse as a dependent spouse was properly created and is valid.

The Veteran's death did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as she was not receiving VA compensation or pension at the time of her death and no original or reopened claim for such benefits was pending.

The Veteran's appeal for educational assistance benefits as part of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) at Montgomery College effective September 5, 2012 has been denied because he was not taking courses in the approved programs but instead noncredit courses through ITI.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to address the relationship between her anemia and service-connected endometriosis with abnormal uterine bleeding, as well as the potential link between her breast cancer and in-service contraceptive use.

The Veteran's appeal for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill prior to January 1, 2014 is denied as she made an irrevocable election to receive Chapter 33 (Post-9/11) education benefits effective from January 1, 2014.

The appellant's discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions, which bars him from receiving VA benefits including pension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back injury with chronic pain and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected history of antral gastritis with currently identified esophagitis and lower esophageal ulcer post-operative is being remanded due to the need for additional examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's groin muscle disability is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected lumbosacral strain, and whether it was incurred during service.

The Veteran's tonsil cancer is found to be related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran died from sepsis shock with multi organ failure. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of death and under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, alleging that his colon cancer was related to service or that a VA facility improperly performed a colostomy resulting in infection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional VA death pension benefits for her daughter, J.G., as a dependent child due to lack of evidence showing that J.G. was permanently incapable of self-support at age 18 or pursuing education after reaching 23 years old.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture, 5th metatarsal, left foot are rated at 20 percent due to pain upon normal working excursion over 30 minutes and gait widening.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for his dependent daughter G.P. is denied as proof of dependency was not provided within one year of the happening of the change in dependency or within one year of any qualifying rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal at a hearing before the Board, effectively dismissing the case.

The appellant seeks reimbursement for expenses incurred as a result of the beneficiary's last illness and burial. The Board denied this claim, stating that the accrued benefits already paid cover all expenses.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of new evidence, including updated VA treatment records from January 2016 to the present.