Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient documentation regarding the number of drill days in fiscal year 2015 and an inaccurate calculation of VA compensation benefits during those periods. The Veteran needs further verification from appropriate sources, including the DMDC and her unit's personnel officer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lip condition is denied as there is no diagnosed disability during the appeal period.

The Board denied the motion for CUE in a previous decision that denied service connection for residuals of a thoracic spine injury. The Board found no error and concluded there was not CUE.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to potential omissions on the Veteran's VA Form 5655 and a need for updated financial information. The decision will be reconsidered after these updates are obtained.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder is rated at 70 percent from August 31, 2012. A TDIU is granted as of the same date.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the overpayment of VA compensation benefits, as the grant of a waiver by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises (COWC) rendered moot any allegations about the validity of the overpayment.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection claim is being decided.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the calculation of non-service-connected disability pension benefits and an overpayment has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as her claim was filed after his death.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information on whether the Veteran's heart condition is a congenital defect or disease, and if so, whether it was aggravated by service. The examiner must also determine if any of his conditions are related to active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the reduction of VA disability compensation for concurrent receipt of military service drill pay over several fiscal years. The specific FYs involved are 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015.

The Veteran's son does not have spina bifida and his mother is not a Vietnam, Korea, or Thailand Veteran. Therefore, the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. §§ 1805 or 1815 is denied.

The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for a child born with spina bifida is remanded due to uncertainty in the diagnosis and potential service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hand Dupuytren's contracture is rated at 10%.,The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is rated at 20% from March 19, 2018.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ring finger numbness, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his active service.

The Board denied service connection for throat cancer, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a proper medical opinion regarding service connection for diffuse (signet ring) gastric carcinoma. The Veteran's wife argues that his condition is related to exposure during service, particularly to H. pylori infection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for malaria, and the Board dismissed the case.

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