Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Veteran's surviving son is not eligible for accrued benefits as he was over the age of 23 at the time of his father's death and did not personally incur any expenses related to his last sickness or burial.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear dates for FY 2015 training days and the Veteran's participation in drill pay.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding nerve damage. The Veteran's claim for service connection for nerve damage is now pending and requires further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for pancreatitis and to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to issues related to the Veteran's PTSD.

The Board has reopened the Appellant's claim for a nonservice-connected pension from August 15, 1947 to January 18, 1972 due to new and material evidence. However, the criteria for accrued benefits are not met.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a jaw (TMJ) disability, finding that there is no competent evidence showing he currently has such a condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ankylosing spondylitis and a compensable rating for gastritis, finding that there was no evidence of continuity of symptomatology or causation between the conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for a refund of $1200 contributions to the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) program was denied because he was not entitled to housing allowance educational benefits at the time his daughter exhausted the last of the transferred Chapter 33 benefits.

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

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left abducens palsy is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling an eye examination.

The Veteran's former spouse was removed from his VA compensation benefits award, but the Veteran withdrew his appeal as to this issue.,The overpayment of $8,522.00 in VA compensation benefits was created and is valid, but a waiver of recovery has been denied due to lack of equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board has decided to remand three issues: service connection for liver cancer, service connection for pancreatic cancer, and the cause of death. The VA will provide notice as required by Hupp v. Nicholson (2007) and obtain a further medical opinion regarding the claims.

The Veteran's right elbow tendonitis was manifested by painful motion, but did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as there was no evidence of ankylosis or other disabling conditions. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a grant of a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to determine the current state of her service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and whether she has new and distinct disabilities from her hysterectomy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fatal colon cancer was related to his in-service exposure to asbestos, and service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected left orchialgia is rated at 10 percent and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's perforated nasal septum was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's application for Supplemental Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (SRH) was denied because it was not submitted within the required one-year period after receiving notification of a waiver of premiums.