Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund because her husband had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for glioblastoma, right temporal lobe and cause of death due to glioblastoma. The claim is being remanded because there are insufficient records to determine if the Veteran's headaches during service were an early sign of his glioblastoma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left foot disorder had its onset during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional accrued benefits due to insufficient information regarding the appellant's consultations with health care professionals and whether SMC is warranted at a rate above L-1.

The claim of service connection for a right arm condition, including an upper right arm nodule and skin disorder, has been reopened. The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw her appeal.

Your appeals for service connection and initial ratings have been dismissed as you opted into the modernized process of the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to a retroactive reduction in the compensation rate as of his incarceration is being remanded for further action, including a paid and due audit, submission of current financial information, reconsideration of the waiver request, and issuance of an SSOC if necessary.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for refractive eye error, bilateral cataracts disorder, bilateral muscular epiretinal membrane disorder, and allergic conjunctivitis as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The VA is instructed to obtain private chiropractic records and provide a new addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The appellant has requested to withdraw their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain a retrospective medical opinion regarding the appellant's disabilities at or just before reaching the age of 18, and to conduct further development related to the appellant's net worth and income.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further action regarding the appellant's substitution request, which is distinct from her DIC claim. The cause of death issue will be addressed after adjudication of the substitution claim.

The appeal is dismissed because the Appellant died during the pendency of the appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as neisseria meningitis, which occurred after his service. The Board found no evidence linking the condition to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for MDS and AML have been reopened, but the Board has decided to remand both issues due to incomplete records and need for verification of exposure at Camp Kyle.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of establishing basic eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits because she did not live continuously with the Veteran up until his date of death.

The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient evidence, and a medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's hernia repair surgery caused additional disabilities such as blood in urine and stool.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right index finger disability. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his military service, including any in-service injury.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial disability ratings for her service-connected Restless Leg Syndrome of both lower extremities, finding that the current assigned ratings are appropriate based on moderate incomplete paralysis.

The Board has granted service connection for left head, throat, and neck paralysis and momentary blindness of the right eye as secondary to a service-connected brain tumor. Service connection for nerve damage to the right side ribcage was denied.