Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right finger disability and a skin condition due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence or information, and further examination may be needed.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for his service-connected bilateral calcaneal spurs is remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including a VA examination and updated treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's skin rash on his feet, hands, and legs had its onset during active duty service or is otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for recognition of his spouse S.B. as a dependent, stating that no prior written claim existed and that he is already in possession of the earliest possible effective date.

The Veteran's son, C., was removed from his father's VA disability compensation award effective October 2, 2011 due to concurrent receipt of Chapter 35 DEA benefits. The Veteran is not legally entitled to additional disability compensation for his son as of that date.

The Board has granted service connection for dysautonomia and lung nodules, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The lung nodules issue is remanded for a VA medical opinion.

The Appellant is not recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits purposes due to her remarriages after the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided that the overpayment decision needs to be reviewed due to conflicting information about the Veteran's service post-May 2010 and multiple overpayments. The case is being sent back for further investigation.

The Board found that the appellant's period of service was not a bar to VA benefits due to persistent and willful misconduct, overturning an earlier decision. The appeal is denied as the character of discharge for his service from October 28, 1976 to May 17, 1978 was based on CUE.

The Veteran's VA benefits are granted to be apportioned on behalf of his child, with the amount being equivalent to the dependency allowance he received for the child. The decision is effective prior to August 1, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal of whether a substantive appeal was timely filed in response to a February 2015 SOC, finding that the Veteran did not file his VA Form 9 within the required 60-day period.

The Board has remanded the issues of whether an overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits was validly created and if the appellant is entitled to a waiver of the overpayment. The appeal involves the appellant's incarceration following a felony conviction, which resulted in retroactive termination of his nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to confirm the appellant's marriage to the Veteran and her divorces, which are required for recognition as a surviving spouse. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current left hand condition is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right ankle, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury and ongoing symptomatology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received, and an addendum opinion is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for a gallbladder disorder, but denied service connection for a large intestine disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's death and its causes, as well as the relationship between his hypertension and service.