Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board dismissed the appeal because a waiver of overpayment has already been granted, and there is no longer any justiciable issue regarding the validity of the pension adjustment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an appropriate VA aid and attendance examination to determine if the appellant meets the requirement for aid and attendance based on her vision.

The Veteran's claim for a dental disorder of the lower teeth is remanded due to the need for VA and private treatment records, as well as an examination by an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death, and the case is now closed.

The appellant is not entitled to additional accrued benefits as the Veteran had already been paid for his burial expenses.

The appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate for the period from August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016 due to an inheritance received in July 2015. As a result, she was not eligible for death pension benefits during this time.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple myeloma based on the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents in service, and also granted DIC benefits due to the Veteran's cause of death being attributed to multiple myeloma.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to procedural issues related to the termination of a VA disability compensation benefits apportionment.

The Veteran's death did not meet the eligibility criteria for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme is related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sterility is due to his service-connected cystic fibrosis and grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a pulmonary examination and additional records, including VA treatment records from Atlanta. The examiner is asked to determine if the Veteran's lung disorders are related to service exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits was waived, as recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The Board granted an extension of the delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits to October 20, 2024, but no later.

The Board has decided that the appellant needs to provide information from SSA regarding a potential claim for survivor's benefits, as it could affect the effective date of DIC benefits.

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as the Appellant did not meet the criteria to be eligible, including failing to provide evidence of expenses related to the last sickness and burial of the Veteran's spouse.

The appeal for medical expense reimbursement is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has determined that the issue of propriety of the grant of an apportionment of the Veteran’s VA disability benefits to the appellant on behalf S.C. is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues, and thus remanded for further action.

The appellant is awarded up to $12,846 in accrued benefits for expenses borne by him in connection with his father's last sickness.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder is etiologically related to his service, specifically the described stressful events. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.