Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has determined that the VA examinations did not comply with the February 2018 remand directives and have ordered additional examinations for both bilateral eye disorder and skin disorder.

The Board has decided that further development is needed for the Veteran's eye disability claim, including a VA examination to determine if his eye disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional dependency benefits due to his current spouse, finding that the earliest possible effective date was July 20, 2018.

The Veteran's death was due to a service-connected disability, but the Appellant is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits because he turned 26 years old before his father died.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to his service-connected back disability are being remanded as the VA examinations did not comply with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), and a new examination is required.

The Board found that the reduction of the Appellant's survivor pension benefits effective February 1, 2014 was proper due to her receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits.

The Board found that the overpayment of apportionment benefits was properly created and denied the appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, is found to be etiologically related to his active service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the October 2019 VA examination report and the need for further VA evaluation of the Veteran's right mandibular fracture residuals with temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left elbow strain is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and development of records.

The Veteran's TMEP (cutaneous mastocytosis) was incurred during service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because the Veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment, and there was no fault on the part of VA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left foot disorders, including arthritis, hammer toes, myopathy, and foot drop, are not related to his service or any herbicide exposure during service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for cold injury residuals of each hand is remanded due to the failure to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing these claims. The RO must also address any new claims for service connection and increased ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of a left hand injury was denied as new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the final denial.

The Board has found that further development is needed to determine the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether his exposure to Agent Orange could have contributed to his tonsil cancer. The case is being remanded for an addendum medical opinion from a VA physician.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to insufficient explanations in previous medical opinions regarding whether weightlifting during service contributed to current left-hand and left ulnar nerve compression disorders.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and need for a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence linking the liver cancer or pancreatic cancer to his military service. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.