Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board is remanding the case due to insufficient detail in the accounting of VA compensation payments from April 2014 to December 2015. The Veteran needs a detailed audit for each month during this period.

The Board granted an effective date of March [Redacted], 2014, for the addition of the Veteran's child, Z.B.R., as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation. The decision found that the notification of Z.B.R.'s birth was within one year and thus warranted this earlier effective date.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's respiratory issues are related to his active service, including any in-service acute respiratory infection and his history of rheumatic fever.

The Veteran withdrew his request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for squamous cell cancer, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's gout of the left ankle was diagnosed within a year of separation from service and is presumed to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clarification of the relationship between the Veteran's keratoconus and his service exposure, including eye rubbing. The examiner must address these factors in their opinion.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of ovarian cyst has been reopened and is now pending further review. The right hip entrapment condition remains denied, with a remand to determine if the left hip condition is related to the service-connected right hip condition.,Service connection for oligomenorrhea (claimed as amenorrhea and a menstrual disorder) is also remanded due to conflicting theories of service connection.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluations of his bilateral heel stress fractures and associated arthritis due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated medical records and a dose estimate of ionizing radiation exposure. The Veteran seeks service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left temple, which is considered a radiogenic disease.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) as the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is not entitled to a payment in excess of the base rate for DIC because he was not receiving a 100% disability rating for eight years prior to his death and did not have dependents or require special benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostatitis, including as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent (Agent Orange), finding that there was no evidence of current disability and that his assertions regarding in-service exposure were not credible.

The Veteran's son, R.K.B., was not found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday. The Board denied the claim for recognition as a helpless child.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's tremors, specifically whether they were caused by a December 1998 parathyroidectomy.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection decision could be made.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired mental health disability is not related to service and requires a new examination for an accurate assessment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's lung condition and its relation to in-service asbestos exposure. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it is moot due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for the merits of the case.