Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical examination and records review.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for impaired vision and a neck condition due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are currently pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic throat condition, finding that there is no current disability and insufficient evidence linking any past symptoms to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records and clarification regarding his clothing allowance claims. The Veteran should be provided with a copy of the September 2015 decision denying a clothing allowance for 2015, and copies of previous annual VA clothing allowance determinations and associated records for 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a vision disorder, finding that his current vision disorder did not originate in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear information regarding the amount paid by the appellant for K.B.'s last sickness and burial expenses. The exact amount is needed to determine if it exceeds what was owed at the time of K.B.'s death.

The Veteran's death prevented him from receiving the May 2016 disability benefits, and as he had no surviving spouse at the time of his death, the appellant is not eligible for the month-of-death payment.

The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the Board denied presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service was due to moral turpitude and therefore barred him from receiving VA benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's respiratory disability is related to service, specifically exposure at Camp Lejeune. A VA examination is needed for this purpose.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims file is incomplete and requires additional development, including obtaining missing documents such as a request for waiver of recovery, an administrative determination, Notice of Disagreement, Statement of the Case, VA Form 9, Demand Management Center letters, and lay statements.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for disc protrusion at L5-S1 is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination as per Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).

The Veteran's service did not meet the qualifying service requirements for non-service connected pension benefits, as they did not serve at least 90 days during a period of war. The claim is denied.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's left leg swelling, and thus the claim for service connection is being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right bundle branch block disability is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the overpayment of Chapter 33 educational benefits was not properly created due to the Veteran's attendance at approved classes until May 20, 2016. As a result, the appeal is granted and the debt is invalid.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the service connection for a dental condition and the disability rating for temporomandibular joint syndrome during a Board hearing.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for a skin disorder (other than herpes simplex), residuals of resection of intestines and sphincter, and an immune deficiency with shortages in immunoglobulin M. However, further development is required due to conflicting evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The appellant is not recognized as the Veteran’s surviving spouse for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits due to her divorce from the Veteran at the time of his death.