Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no compensation is being awarded as the condition in question is not covered by 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of drug dependency as secondary to his service-connected schizoaffective disorder, finding that there is no competent evidence showing a link between the two conditions.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct. As a result, his character of discharge is considered dishonorable, which bars him from receiving VA compensation benefits.

The Veteran's left ventricular hypertrophy and aortic aneurysm are rated at 30 percent from July 16, 2010 to October 3, 2012. A separate rating of 100 percent is granted for the aortic aneurysm until further VA examination in July 2014.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for service connection of psychophysiologic nervous system reaction was granted. The effective date is set to February 9, 2007.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 1, 2012 for the addition of the Veteran's spouse as his dependent due to timely submission of necessary information.

The Veteran's skin condition, including thin skin markings and creases around the armpits, groin, neck, and breasts, is not service-connected.

The Veteran died in 1973 and is buried in a private cemetery. The VA does not have authority to provide a government-furnished headstone or marker for the Veteran's privately-marked grave because he died before November 1, 1990.

The Board has remanded the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of the right eye due to a new medical opinion and the Veteran's desire for consideration by the RO.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for nonspecific jejunitis with mild malabsorption syndrome is dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's emergency medical treatment for a blood clot in his right lower extremity was granted as it met the criteria of being rendered in a medical emergency where delay would have been hazardous to life or health, and federal facilities were not feasibly available.

The Veteran's additional left eye disability resulting from March 2012 VA eye surgery is denied as there was no carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or other instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for actinic keratosis and groin rash due to lack of a VA examination, despite evidence of current diagnoses. The Veteran contends that his skin disorders first manifested in service as a result of environmental conditions in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical services received from CRMC was denied because the claim was not filed within 90 days after his discharge, and there is no indication that VA authorized payment prior to admission.

The Veteran's 10% rating for limitation of motion of left thumb was restored, and a new examination is needed to assess the severity of his postoperative residuals of fracture of left scaphoid bone.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, acute myelogenous leukemia with myelofibrosis, is related to exposure to Agent Orange during service and grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance due to the use of Cetaphil in 2015 is being remanded as the VAMC did not issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case after granting a clothing allowance for his right knee brace.

The Board has denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and granted service connection for a foot fungus. The right leg disability claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for diplopia, status post strabismus surgery is remanded due to the need for additional development and adjudication. The Veteran needs to provide recent private medical records from Lusk Eye Center.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, as the additional evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.