Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is related to his exposure to jet fuel, solvents and other chemicals during service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's immunoglobulin A nephropathy and service.

The Veteran's service-connected Scheuermann’s disease with secondary herniated nucleus pulposus results in functional impairment that precludes him from maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting an extraschedular TDIU rating.

The Board denied the appellant's request to recognize S.E. as the Veteran's adopted child for VA purposes due to not meeting the required criteria, including adopting S.E. within two years of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vitiligo, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his service and the condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected mood disorder with panic attacks caused or aggravated his ulcerative colitis.

The Veteran's chondromalacia of the right and left knees is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective the day after separation from service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to insufficient explanation in a previous medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's injuries.

The Veteran's adult child was not eligible for additional accrued benefits as the VA has already reimbursed him in full for last sickness and burial expenses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins of his upper and lower extremities, finding no evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for residuals of CVA, finding no new and material evidence that would support reopening the claim.

The Veteran is seeking restoration of his Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits due to the closure of his school. The Board has requested additional evidence from the Veteran and Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts regarding his inability to complete his Associate's degree program before the school closed, as well as how his credits were applied towards his Bachelor's degree program.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and because a decision on the Veteran's cause of death could significantly impact the DIC claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disorder, to include pneumonia, needs further examination and evaluation. The case is being remanded.

The Board granted a waiver of the overpayment of $3,629.82 due to financial hardship caused by Hurricane Harvey and the Veteran's inability to pay his VA monthly repayment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) to include as secondary to his service-connected Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that there is no consistent evidence linking PTSD and AFib in medical literature.

The appellant's claim for accrued benefits was denied because it was not filed within one year of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's former spouse, the appellant, is not entitled to an apportionment of his VA benefits on behalf of their child due to the Veteran's reasonable discharge of support responsibilities and the appellant's income exceeding her expenses.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities are being remanded for further evaluation due to a lack of Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), requirements in the most recent VA examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant lived with the Veteran continuously from their marriage to his death, meeting the requirement for recognition as a surviving spouse for purposes of establishing DIC benefits.