Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of compliance with regulations regarding verification of military service. The RO must contact the Department of the Army for further verification.

The Veteran's current spouse was not added as a dependent before August 11, 2016. The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's adult son is not eligible for accrued benefits as he did not meet the criteria to be considered a child of the Veteran. The appellant has not provided evidence that he paid for his mother’s care during her final sickness or for her burial.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of vision and loss of appetite due to a lack of medical evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records, as well as a determination of service connection for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and his exposure to burn pits during service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to address whether the Veteran's peripheral vascular disease is related to his service-connected hepatitis C and/or peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities, or if it was caused by medication taken for treatment thereof.

The claim for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code is denied as the appellant did not meet the legal requirements for eligibility due to her age at the time of application.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's Candida Albicans disease is related to his service.

The overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $1,705 was not properly created and the appeal is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim that a substantive appeal was timely filed in response to the February 2013 statement of the case, as he did not file his appeal within the required time frame and did not request an extension.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals and peripheral vascular disease was denied as there is no evidence of a cold injury during service, and the current condition is not related to any in-service exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding an increased rating for a nasal bone fracture with deviated septum before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's cause of death was asystole due to acute respiratory failure and multi-organ dysfunction. The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran’s disabilities to his military service, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected pension because his discharge from service was under conditions other than honorable, which is a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine the Appellant's income and expenses, as well as whether her dependent JAW is still living with her and attending college.

The Veteran's death was attributed to myelodysplastic syndrome, which the Board found service connected due to in-service radiation exposure. The issue of burial benefits is being remanded as a new claim has been filed.

The Board has determined that the validity of the Veteran's overpayment claim must be addressed before further consideration can be given to his waiver request. The case is therefore being remanded for clarification on whether the debt in question is valid.

The Veteran's service does not qualify him for VA nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to the lack of qualifying service.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran and his spouse after a recent Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The issue will be reconsidered with consideration of this new evidence.