Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and his military records do not indicate Vietnam service.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic cholecystitis and chronic cholelithiasis are being remanded due to the need for a statement of the case, as no such document has been issued yet.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a chest/lung infection has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye blindness is the result of careless or negligent surgical treatment furnished to him at a VA Medical Center, and thus grants his claim for disability compensation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for anemia and his request for a higher disability rating for diaphragmatic hernia. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of anemia, and there is no evidence linking his current condition to his active duty service.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury related to Lyme disease, and thus service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was granted in August 2016, and the appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board has determined that there is no justiciable case or controversy for active consideration by the Board on the issue of an earlier effective date for a grant of special monthly compensation based on housebound status, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board found that B., is over the age of 23 and has not been shown to have become permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining 18, thus denying her status as a Veteran's child for VA purposes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his Ehlers-Danos syndrome and consideration of TDIU.

The appellant is granted an extension of the delimiting date for DEA spousal benefits due to a physical and mental disability preventing her from completing her chosen program of education.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for recurrent epistaxis with hyposmia and remanded to further develop the record, including scheduling an examination by a VA otolaryngologist.

The Veteran's service was not during a period of war, and therefore the appellant is not eligible for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal, finding that he made an irrevocable election for Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) education benefits in lieu of Chapter 30 (MGIB) education benefits effective December 16, 2010.

The Veteran's daughter is not diagnosed with spina bifida, which is required for benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1805 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.814.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his claimed chronic sleep disorder. The case will be returned to the Board after any necessary development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete treatment records and the need for a VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected cold injury residuals. The issues include increased evaluations for cold injury residuals, TDIU, and clarification on peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's skin disability to include mycosis fungoides and T-Cell Lymphoma is unclear in relation to his service, and a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran is granted a rating of 60 percent for dermographic urticaria and service connection for inguinal hernia as secondary to his service-connected dermographic urticaria with constipation.