Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are rated 100% disabling. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to determine whether her need for aid and attendance can be met by her service dog or if she would require the regular aid and attendance of another person.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for cracked upper palate and loss of all upper teeth due to outstanding private treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for thoracic strain is being remanded due to the need to consider new evidence and issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for thoracic strain is being remanded due to the need to consider new evidence and issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have been continuous since separation from service and meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection based on continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, finding that his T10 ASIA D paraplegia with neurogenic bladder and bowel was not due to VA's carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault.

The Veteran's bladder-ureter cancer is remanded for a medical opinion regarding its etiology, and the cause of death claim is also remanded due to lack of service connection evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's spinal stenosis and its relation to service. The issue of whether a preexisting condition existed is also pending.

The Board found that the overpayment of Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) VA education benefits in the amounts of $1,862.58 (for tuition and fees), and $1,042.80 (for housing) was valid due to administrative error by the Veteran's actions. The Board also found that recovery would not create undue hardship for the Veteran.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma disorder and stressor related disorder, is found to be related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for breast cancer was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to her military service. The Board has now reopened the claim and found that new evidence supports a reopening, but still denies service connection as there is no direct link between the Veteran's current diagnosis and her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for basic eligibility to VA nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying wartime service, as his active duty periods did not meet the required 90 days during a period of war.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for an increased rating of degenerative joint disease, C5-7. As a result, the issue is dismissed.

The claim for attorney fees is being remanded due to the failure to notify both the Veteran and appellant of the simultaneously contested claim procedures, including providing copies of the Statement of the Case (SOC) and substantive appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing records, including a 1985 rating decision and service treatment records. The Veteran's claim for right ear drum disability is being reopened based on new evidence.

The Board denied the claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran due to a lack of evidence showing that the appellant was married to the Veteran at the time of his death and lived with him continuously until his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension because he did not meet the service requirement of having at least 90 days of active duty during a period of war.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints and achilles tendonitis have been reopened, but the Board has determined that further development is needed due to lack of sufficient evidence.

The Veteran's cause of death, acute myeloid leukemia, is found to be related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The Board grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran’s VA benefits as she was not married to the Veteran at the time she filed her claim, and thus is not entitled to such benefits.