Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) due to incomplete information from the Veteran regarding his work history since 2010. The AOJ is requested to send another letter to the Veteran's current address and request he complete and return a VA Form 21-8940 with his education and employment history.

The Board has granted recognition of G. as the Veteran's dependent child for VA purposes, based on her school attendance at an approved educational institution.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing scoliosis was aggravated by service.

Your appeals for service connection for a right eye disability and for TDIU have been dismissed as you withdrew your appeals before the Board could make a decision.

The Appellant requested withdrawal of her DIC claim on appeal, and the Board dismissed it as a result.

The Veteran's initial evaluation for his sacral coccyx disability prior to July 8, 2020 is being remanded due to the need for a retrospective VA examination to assess the severity and manifestations of his condition.

The Veteran's left elbow disability, specifically limitation of extension, is now rated at 40 percent effective March 31, 2021. The other issues remain denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and lack of consideration of relevant evidence, including service treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to scheduling conflicts and a need for additional evidence. The Veteran will be given another opportunity to attend a VA examination.

The Veteran's employment status is unclear, and the Board has ordered a remand to obtain updated information from him regarding his current employment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, but has remanded it due to insufficient reasons and bases in its decision. The matter is now being reviewed again by the AOJ.

The Veteran's claims for syncope, dyspnea, fatigue, aortic aneurysm and bicuspid aortic valve disorder are denied. The TBI claim is remanded as the Board finds that VA examination is needed to determine if service connection can be granted.

The Board has remanded both issues related to the Appellant's service connection for obsessive compulsive personality disorder and the character of his discharge from service. The decision on these matters requires further medical evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 15, 2017 for the addition of his spouse as a dependent was denied. The earliest allowable effective date is September 15, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to consider the merits of the case.

The appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, including its relationship with obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits, finding that the appellant's eligibility period ended on her 26th birthday and no exceptions to this rule apply.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $20,370.50 due to financial hardship experienced by the Veteran during his incarceration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cold weather injuries to his bilateral feet, left hip, and right hip. The case is sent back for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The appeal is dismissed as the VA Medical Center administratively reversed the denial of payment for non-VA dental treatment provided by Peoples Dental, PC on December 3, 2018.