Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Servicemember's discharge was under other than honorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a bar to VA benefits. The Board also found no evidence of insanity at the time of the misconduct.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for breast cancer, finding that there was no nexus between his military service and his condition. The evidence did not support a presumption of service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's appeal for additional compensation for his school-aged child, K.P., is granted. The effective date of the award is set at October 7, 2011.

The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected spondylolisthesis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin growth on the right cheek is denied as there is no evidence of a relationship to his service.

The Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits were denied for apportionment to the appellant and her children due to consistent child support payments, making a special apportionment not warranted.

The Veteran's right hand thumb DJD, status post fracture, has been granted a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities due to incomplete verification of her prior active duty service, inadequate VA examination opinions, and outstanding private treatment records.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral nuclear cataracts, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for memory loss, finding that new and material evidence was not provided.

The Veteran's foot condition, originally claimed as a walking abnormality, is remanded for further evaluation and an opinion regarding its etiology. The claim will be reconsidered based on the evidence of record.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of November 1, 2013 for Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits due to the Appellant's informal claim made in December 2013 within a year of her husband's death during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating and extraschedular evaluation for his service-connected left varicocele, finding that he did not meet the criteria under Diagnostic Code 7529.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues with the left foot condition claim, and a Statement of the Case must be issued.

The Veteran's entitlement to educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill in excess of one month and 25 days is granted, subject to the statutory cap of 48 months of aggregate benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an addendum opinion on when the Veteran's Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was first characterized as indolent and non-contiguous phase of low grade Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any mental disorder is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of November 1, 2007, for the award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been withdrawn.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 28, 2002 for the apportionment of the Veteran's benefits to his spouse. The decision is based on the fact that the Veteran had standing to pursue the appeal and that B.F., who was residing in a community property state (California), filed for apportionment on July 9, 2009.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to failure to conduct a VA examination for recurrent anemia. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again after the examination is completed.

The Veteran's diagnosed hypersomnia is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.