Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Veteran is found competent to handle the disbursement of VA funds, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his chronic skin disability was denied, and the application to reopen his claim for service connection for a disorder manifested by elevated liver function tests was also denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional accrued benefits from her father's pension, finding that the preponderance of evidence was against her and that no equities could create a right to payment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a rating increase for mitral valve prolapse due to additional development being required.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits, due to a separation that was not due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the Veteran without fault of the spouse.

The Veteran's daughter, K.S., received Social Security benefits from 1990. The VA is instructed to obtain her SSA records and consider them in the current appeal.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity varicose veins were denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to May 26, 2017.,The Veteran's left leg varicose veins were denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent after May 26, 2017.,The Veteran's right leg varicose veins were denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent after May 26, 2017.

The Veteran's spouse is denied accrued benefits and retroactive payments due to the lack of a pending claim for service connection at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's death was not service connected, and the appellant did not provide evidence of a pending claim for compensation or pension benefits. The appeal is denied as there are no legal grounds to award burial benefits.

The appellant seeks accrued benefits for her mother, the Veteran's surviving spouse. However, there were no unpaid VA benefits due at the time of her death and she did not pay any expenses related to her last sickness or burial.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's pinguecula of the bilateral eye is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted based on the evidence provided.

The Veteran's service connection claim for colon cancer due to asbestos exposure is being remanded as the VA examiner's opinion on causation was not clear.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on July 31, 2017, and August 13, 2017, are denied as he did not receive VA treatment within the 24 months prior to the emergency care.

The Veteran was granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the additional disabilities of left vocal cord paralysis and left diaphragm paresis resulting from a left lung lobectomy performed in January 2011 at VA, as these conditions were not reasonably foreseeable events.

The case is being remanded because the VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's skin condition is related to Agent Orange exposure during service, despite a submitted medical article suggesting such a connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one is required for proper evaluation of the Veteran's left wrist disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's allergies pre-existed service and were aggravated by Gulf War service. The case will be returned for an addendum opinion from a clinician.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no service connection is granted.