Other conditions decisions — 2019

Your appeal has been dismissed because you withdrew your request for a decision on the issue of entitlement to service connection for loss of three front teeth.

The Veteran's esophageal cancer is related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Veteran's income was below the maximum annual pension rate for this period, and thus he was entitled to nonservice-connected pension benefits from November 2015 to November 2016.

The Veteran's ulcerative colitis was rated at a noncompensable level, but the Board granted him an initial compensable rating of 30 percent based on moderate to severe symptoms with frequent exacerbations.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 3, 2017, for adding his spouse as a dependent to his VA compensation benefits was denied. The earliest possible effective date is January 3, 2017, when VA first received notice of the dependent’s existence.

The Board has granted service connection for Non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma, finding it is related to the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of information regarding herbicide exposure during active service, specifically for the USNS Sultan from April 1962 to September 1962. The Veteran's bladder cancer is suspected to be related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board finds that the overpayment of $7,629.57 for tuition/fees was properly created due to the Veteran's withdrawal from all 7 credit hours during his August 2016 to November 2016 school term. The Veteran has not appealed this decision and is being remanded to address the issue of a waiver of recovery.

The TDIU claim is being remanded due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the issues of increased ratings for the Veteran’s back and hips. The VA will review these issues together.

The Veteran's eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) education benefits is granted. The Veteran's claim for continued educational assistance under Chapter 1607, Title 10, United States Code, for benefits under REAP is denied.

The Veteran's claims for reimbursement of non-VA medical care received at Bangkok Hospital from May 22, 2016 through May 26, 2016 and on May 27, 2018 were denied as the conditions were not service-connected.,The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical care received at Bangkok Hospital on March 20, 2017 was remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause or aggravation of his forehead wound by his service-connected De Quervain’s disease of the right wrist with radial sensory neuroma.

The Veteran's service at RTAFB Udorn is presumed to have exposed him to herbicide agents, and he has a present diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The claim for service connection is granted.

The appeal for a 2017 clothing allowance based on use of skin medications has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disability, including pes planus and plantar fasciitis, was found to be manifested by no more than a moderately severe disability of each foot. The appeal for higher ratings was denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a neck disorder, but has remanded it for further development to determine if her current condition is related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for his right flatfoot is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further analysis regarding whether his left foot condition aggravated his right foot condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of left-foot fractured toes and scars, as well as service connection for a right-foot and leg disorder were denied. The Board found that the current severity of the left-foot fractures did not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent, and the left-foot scars did not meet the criteria for any compensable rating.

The Veteran is entitled to Chapter 33 benefits for the full cost of his vocational flight training course, up to $9,500.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death because the Veteran's death was not caused by or related to active duty service. The new evidence submitted did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.