Other conditions decisions — 2019

The appellant was not legally married to the Veteran at the time of his death, and therefore does not meet the criteria for surviving spouse status.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, finding that there is no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in or related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's death certificate showed the cause of death as uremia and chronic renal failure, which was his last sickness. The appellant is not entitled to reimbursement for assisted living expenses paid from the Irrevocable Trust fund because those funds were used to pay the Veteran’s expenses during his lifetime.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for VA benefits due to his other than honorable discharge from service, finding that he was discharged under conditions of willful and persistent misconduct.

The Veteran's Parkinson’s disease residuals are currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 30 percent for balance impairment, stooped posture, and bradykinesia.,The Veteran's speech change is not shown to be more than mild.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking a higher rating for his ventral hernia, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental injury, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service trauma.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the Veteran's military service to his cancer diagnosis and subsequent death.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a head disorder, to include follicular cysts, has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the appeal challenging the effective date of the removal of the Veteran's late spouse from his award.

The Veteran's small bowel adenocarcinoma is denied as not related to his military service, including exposure to asbestos and other chemicals.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression was productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupation tasks prior to August 1, 2016. The Board denied a higher rating for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete VA examination, and further development is needed to determine if any diagnosed lung disability, including granulomas of the lung, had onset in or is otherwise related to active service, specifically as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis is not productive of voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for right leg pain with a circulation disability and left leg pain with a circulation disability, as well as his claim for entitlement to TDIU. The Board has dismissed these claims.

The Board has denied service connection for a skin disability and remanded the gastrointestinal disability claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his service-connected left ulnar neuritis and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support an increased rating or a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's death was attributed to larynx cancer. The Board has decided that the cause of death is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his in-service symptoms were related to his later diagnosed condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for supraventricular tachyarrhythmia was denied in June 1993, and the effective date of his award is set at May 8, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating and increased ratings for his right elbow disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.