Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board finds that the recoupment of separation pay from VA disability compensation benefits is required by law and denies the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and providing an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's inguinal strain and hernia condition is related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability warrants a 50 percent rating as of November 12, 2015, due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's cause of death, idiopathic cardiomyopathy, is found to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure and service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA education benefits was valid and denied the request for a waiver of recovery due to fault on the part of the appellant, lack of undue financial hardship, and failure to defeat the purpose for which the benefits were intended.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's dizziness condition, diagnosed as orthostatic hypotension, was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for a higher rating for left arm medial nerve laceration and status post pneumothorax, but he is still seeking a compensable rating for residuals of his left eye corneal scar.

The Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA non-service connected pension benefits was denied as it was not filed within the 180-day period following notification.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records of the January 1963 post-mortem examination and reviewing medical reports to determine if a subarachnoid hemorrhage was a contributory cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, including bursitis, is at least in equipoise with service connection and granted it.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's respiratory disability is related to his military service, specifically any asbestos exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between his current COPD and either his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board finds that a VA examination is required prior to adjudication of the service connection claim for premature ventricular contractions due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for clarification on the Veteran's condition.

The Veteran's death was not service connected, and the appellant did not meet the eligibility criteria for VA burial benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of non-service-connected pension benefits, finding that the facts did not demonstrate that the recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual rate for non-service-connected pension benefits from April 30, 2014 to October 20, 2017, resulting in denial of pension benefits during this period.

The Veteran's throat cancer is presumed to be related to his service in Vietnam, but not due to Agent Orange exposure. The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the cancer may be linked to herbicide exposure and to obtain updated treatment records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, finding that his current condition is related to an in-service injury. The psychiatric disorder claim was denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeals regarding CUE in the October 2010 rating decision denying compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and the December 1973 Board decision denying service connection for mitral valve insufficiency were dismissed without prejudice.