Other conditions decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and will consider all evidence before issuing a new decision.

The appeal for the cause of the Veteran's death is dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits in the amount of $900.00 per month to the appellant, who is the Veteran's spouse.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder was granted based on a stressor that occurred during active duty, as reported by the Veteran.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §§ 1805 and 1815 for a child born with spina bifida or covered birth defects, as he does not have spina bifida and his mother is not a Vietnam veteran who had covered service in Korea.

The Veteran's son, D.D., is claimed to be a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18. The VA needs to obtain records from the Department of Defense regarding any disability benefits or incapacity determination made for D.D.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disability. The Veteran is asked to provide information about any outstanding private treatment records and VA treatment records are requested for review.

The Board found that the appellant did not serve in active duty, ACDUTRA, INACDUTRA, federalized service, or full-time duty with the National Guard. Therefore, he is not considered a veteran for VA benefits purposes.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right little finger deformity, specifically whether it is related to service or a post-service injury. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for additional disability compensation for his spouse Diane, finding that the earliest possible effective date is February 1, 2017.

The Board denied extensions of the Appellant's DEA delimiting dates due to lack of medical evidence showing that it was medically infeasible for her to attend school during the specified periods.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service discharge was due to willful and persistent misconduct, which bars him from receiving VA benefits, including non-service-connected pension benefits. The appeal is granted as new and material evidence supports reopening of this issue.

The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of any form or manifestation of spina bifida in the appellant, and thus, VA cannot provide compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for a child born with spina bifida.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an eye condition due to insufficient information provided by the VA examiner in a previous examination. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records and undergo another VA examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral foot arthritis and remanded it for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's USS Ticonderoga was within the offshore waters of Vietnam, and if so, whether parotid gland cancer is a soft-tissue sarcoma that qualifies for presumptive service connection under Agent Orange exposure. The decision also requires obtaining medical opinions on these points.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a respiratory or lung condition, esophagus disability, and temporary total disability rating due to surgery necessitating convalescence. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization for VA to obtain records from an Italian naval hospital where he was treated after his in-service motorcycle accident.

The Board denied service connection for a ruptured achilles tendon, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and there is no medical evidence linking her current condition to service.

The Veteran's claims for left shoulder and neck disabilities have been denied.,The Veteran's claim to reopen his genital herpes claim has been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to potential exposure to herbicide agents during service in Thailand, and requests further investigation from JSRRC.