Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits is being remanded due to the need to address the validity of the debt at issue.

The Veteran's gastric disability (stomach ulcer) has been granted service connection. The claims for hiatal hernia and Paget's bone disease have been dismissed as the claimant agreed that the gastric disability grant was a full grant of benefits sought.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU effective October 28, 2005.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing disability was denied by the Board as there is no evidence showing that his condition warranted such a rating.

The Veteran wishes to withdraw his appeal regarding the initial rating for Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

The Veteran's multiple myeloma is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for the Veteran's skin disorder, and thus denied her claim.

The Veteran's dental disorder of teeth numbered 7 and 8 is not the result of loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible, thus failing to meet the criteria for compensation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected cyst on the right upper head and whether it causes or aggravates any headache disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current balance impairment disability manifested by dizzy spells and lightheadedness, which is linked to his service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the left buttock, with degenerative joint disease of the hip joint and atrophy of muscle group XVII (with retained foreign body), warrant a 40 percent rating based on moderate impairment.

The Board denied the appellant's request to be substituted as the surviving spouse for her deceased mother-in-law's pending claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board found that the Veteran's breast cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination of his thoracic spine disability and review of the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's left hand disability, characterized by mild incomplete paralysis of the median nerve, has been consistently rated at 10 percent since July 2008. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's post-polio syndrome (claimed as poliomyelitis) did not manifest during service and was not caused by service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Veteran died in an automobile rollover mishap due to blunt head, neck, and chest trauma. The cause of death was attributed to the accident, but a significant condition contributing to his death was his blood alcohol level at 0.09 percent. The appellant argues that the Veteran's death was caused by an episode of retinal detachment in his right eye.

The Veteran's son was denied accrued benefits as he is not a child of the Veteran for purposes of accrued benefits and did not bear the expense of last sickness and burial.

The Veteran's application for VA payment or reimbursement for private medical services provided by the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on December 4, 2013 was denied because it was not received within the required 90 days following her discharge from the hospital.

The Veteran's death did not meet the criteria for non-service-connected burial benefits as he was not receiving VA compensation or pension at the time of his death, and there was no pending claim that would have resulted in a grant of benefits. The appeal is denied.