Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's unspecified mild neurocognitive disorder has not been productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, due to such symptoms as: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, or mild memory loss. The criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent have not been met.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's service connection for cause of death due to cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disorder. The case will be returned to the AOJ for this purpose.

The Veteran's cause of death was caused by an upper respiratory infection that occurred during his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this cause of death. The issue of entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence depicting any current residuals of heat exhaustion due to the Veteran's reported service in the high temperature engine rooms.,There are also no current residuals found for a head injury, as the preponderance of evidence reveals that the head injury had healed and there is no remaining disability.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are inadequate for rating purposes, and thus remanded to obtain further medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The appeal is being remanded due to the need for contested claims procedures and a more thorough accounting of income and expenses.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, specifically regarding exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected due to exposure to toxic herbicides or other service-related factors, and the Board denied his claim for DIC benefits.

The Veteran's adult child does not qualify for accrued benefits as they do not meet the statutory definition of 'child' and did not bear the expense of the Veteran's last sickness or burial.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for enlarged heart, mouth condition, arthritis, and gout have been denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions were incurred during active service or are otherwise related to military service.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any right foot conditions, including whether they are related to service. The Veteran's claim will be remanded for this purpose.

The appellant is not recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of VA death benefits due to her divorce from the Veteran in September 2007 and lack of remarriage.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as the benefit he sought (being competent for VA purposes to handle disbursement of funds) has already been granted in a previous decision.

The Committee on Waivers and Compromises (COWC) granted a waiver of the overpayment in the amount of $50,646. As such, the Veteran's claim is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's death benefits claim is denied as the appellant remarried after his death, which precludes her from being considered a surviving spouse.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and the appellant did not provide evidence of an original or reopened claim for VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of her husband's death. The Board therefore denied the nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Board denied reimbursement for the Veteran's non-VA pharmacy prescription due to lack of emergency treatment and inability to obtain medication from a VA facility.

Your claim for service connection for right arm atrophy and weakness has been granted, but the effective date is not yet determined. The issue is now moot as your claim has been fully resolved.

The Veteran's death was caused by colon cancer, which the appellant contends may have been caused by radiation exposure during service. The case is being remanded to determine if there is a positive dose estimate for the Veteran's radiation exposure and whether it could have contributed to his cancer.