Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to insufficient employment information provided in his application. He needs to provide details of his work history from 2005 to 2010.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of resection of the large intestine, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's cause of death, general atherosclerosis, is found to be due to his in-service herbicide exposure and thus service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board denied service connection for a leg disability, finding that the Veteran's leg length discrepancy was within normal limits and not a disease or disability. The Board also remanded the issue of TDIU (total disability based on individual unemployability).

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete administrative procedures related to A.E.'s permanent incapacity for self-support, and the need to implement specific procedures outlined in VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and consideration of private treatment records. The claim will be reconsidered after these steps are taken.

The Veteran's right knee condition, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease with chondromalacia, is currently rated at 10 percent for limitation of flexion. The Board denied a higher rating due to the lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's knee has limited motion to 30 degrees or extension to 15 degrees during flare-ups.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied because the increase in his service-connected disabilities occurred more than one year prior to the February 8, 2018 application.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to waive recovery of an overpayment of $8639, finding that the fault on his part outweighed any factors supporting a waiver and that he would be unjustly enriched if the debt was waived.

The Veteran's child, O., was removed from his VA compensation benefits on her 18th birthday due to ineligibility for additional dependency benefits. The Veteran did not provide evidence of continued school attendance within one year after turning 18 until August 2019, which is too late.

The Veteran's application for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits was denied because his period of eligibility had expired before he applied, and no extension of the 15-year delimiting date was granted due to lack of applicable circumstances.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete record and procedural errors, including the unavailability of his October 2019 waiver request package. The AOJ must ensure completeness of the record and readjudicate the validity of the debt and the propriety of the waiver.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of overpayment in educational assistance benefits was dismissed as the debt had already been waived by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions due to insufficient evidence in some areas.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within 60 days after receiving the July 2019 apportionment decision, and thus lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's overpayment claim is being remanded due to the need for clarification on his drill pay days in fiscal year 2018.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The appeal concerning payment of costs of non-VA treatment from October 22, 2019 to October 24, 2019 is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted.