Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of malaria, hypertension, and hepatitis C require additional development due to incomplete medical opinions and need for new examinations.

The Board has restored service connection for right leg, right foot, left leg, and left foot spasticity from September 27, 2002 to April 18, 2004 as the January 2018 severance decision was not proper due to incorrect application of rating criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for mantle cell lymphoma, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Thailand is presumed due to his proximity to the perimeter of Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base.

The Veteran's initial ratings for left and right knee disabilities have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA regulations.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board has denied an increased rating for the Veteran's old inferior wall myocardial infarction with left ventricular hypertrophy, as the evidence does not show that he meets the criteria for a higher than 60 percent disability rating.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a schizoaffective disorder due to new and material evidence. However, the issue of whether this condition is related to military service remains pending as it requires further examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant, C1, and C2 are entitled to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits in amounts ranging from $337 per month as of January 1, 2011, to $672.43 per month as of December 1, 2018.

The Veteran's cause of death, glioblastoma multiforme, was not service-connected and there is no evidence to support a presumption of exposure to ionizing radiation or an herbicide agent. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of chronic gastritis has been granted. The issue of service connection for a right hamstring disability, to include as secondary to the service-connected right knee disabilities, and the issue of service connection for a bowel disability have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed pneumonia, and a new VA opinion is needed to determine if the condition is related to service.

The Veteran's service was not deemed to be during a period of war, and he did not have any service-connected disabilities. Therefore, the claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) benefits, finding that the Veteran acted in bad faith and committed misrepresentation in his dealings with VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer, finding that his exposure to ionizing radiation during military service was not sufficient to establish a nexus with his current condition.

The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity deep venous reflux, finding that the condition did not have onset in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic nephritis has been granted. The increase rating and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claims have been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA education and housing benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional records related to his withdrawal from courses in October 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for glioblastoma multiforme and remanded the skin disability claim.

The Veteran's appeal of a separate rating for neurological impairment associated with service-connected back disability is dismissed due to the February 2014 Board decision subsuming the February 2005 RO decision.