Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested withdrawal of her appeal for recognizing her as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA survivor benefit purposes.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary crystals of the lungs, finding no evidence of such condition during or after service and concluding that it is not otherwise causally related to service.

The Veteran's competency for handling VA benefits was previously found to be incompetent. The Board has ordered a new examination to reassess the Veteran's mental capacity due to outdated evaluations and opinions.

The Board has referred the claim for a waiver of recovery of the overpayment of simultaneous payment of DIC and SBP to the RO for further action due to non-compliance with remand directives. The appellant was not provided notice regarding applicable laws and regulations, nor were they given an accounting of how the amount of offset was determined or verification of actual payments from DOD/DFAS.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits is being remanded due to procedural issues. The RO needs to provide S.E., the Appellee, with the content of the Veteran's August 2019 substantive appeal and a copy of the January 2022 Board hearing transcript.

Your service connection claims for right and left elbow disabilities have been granted, so your appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and further development is necessary.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient information provided by the Veteran. The Veteran must provide updated occupational history and employment status.

The Veteran's death is related to his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam, and the Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed Sjögren's syndrome. The examiner is asked to provide an updated opinion based on accurate factual information.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bowel disorder manifested by colitis, finding that it is a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness of unknown etiology. The decision affords the benefit of doubt to the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tremors likely began during service and are therefore granted as service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to TDIU prior to November 8, 2018 has been withdrawn by his representative. As a result, the issue is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a left brachial plexus disorder and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of Chapter 30 benefits is valid and must be addressed in a remanded case. The Veteran's appeal regarding waiver of recovery of this overpayment will need to include an updated financial status report, as current income and expenses are required for proper consideration.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the rating for service-connected chronic pleural disease from 10 percent to 0 percent, effective June 1, 2017, was not proper and has restored the original rating. The case is also remanded for a determination on an increased rating for the same condition.

The Veteran's appeal for increased disability evaluations for benign prostatic hypertrophy was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The VA home loan guaranty benefits claim is remanded due to its connection with the pending service connection claims under the AMA. The eligibility for these benefits depends on establishing a valid service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for bilateral leg disorders due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if the Veteran's admission to a nursing home was properly hospitalized by VA, as he died while in such care.