Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board found that the Veteran did not reasonably discharge her duty of support for her child M.S. and granted a general apportionment of her VA compensation benefits in the amount of $80.52 per month to P.S., the custodial parent, from April 2015 to February 2016.

The Veteran's PID, secondary infertility, adhesions with abdominal pain, and left salpingostomy are rated at a 10 percent rating since May 6, 2015.

The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal for a TDIU prior to July 1, 2013. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hysterectomy, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between her current condition and any in-service event or disease.

The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease (CAD) is granted as the condition occurred in the line of duty and resulted from a heart problem.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no justiciable issue for adjudication due to a full waiver of the overpayment, which rendered moot any argument with regards to the validity of the debt created.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for aid and attendance benefits was denied due to insufficient evidence. The Appellant, as the adult son of the Veteran, does not qualify for accrued benefits because he did not pay any last illness or burial expenses.

The Board denied the reduction of VA disability compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of military service drill pay for a period of 12 days in FY 2012, finding that it was proper under the law. The issue of waiver of this reduction is also dismissed as no debt had been created.

The Veteran's larynx cancer residuals are rated at 80 percent effective April 9, 2019.,The Veteran is granted a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities as of April 9, 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot gout due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 1, 2014 for DIC benefits due to the Appellant's timely filing within one year of her husband's death.

The Veteran's cataracts are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. A 20 percent rating is granted for the right ankle disability.

The Veteran's right hip disability was reduced from a 40 percent rating to a 10 percent rating in February 2017. The Board has granted restoration of the 40 percent rating effective December 30, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected ichthyosis vulgaris and entitlement to TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records and inadequate VA examinations. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil or its residuals was denied as there is no evidence that the condition began during service, is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, and is not a result of smoking secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral leg weakness, as they are related to a service-connected condition (grade I levorotatory scoliosis), and residuals of facial fractures. The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date of right leg shin splints is granted, with a 10% evaluation effective February 18, 2014. The issue of an earlier effective date for left leg shin splints is remanded.

The Board denied a separate rating for other symptoms potentially related to the Veteran's service-connected hidradenitis suppurativa, finding that there is no evidence of abscesses, loss of appetite, nausea, weakness, fever, chills, malaise or fatigue due to the Veteran's service-connected hidradenitis suppurativa.

The Veteran's appeal to terminate the apportionment of his VA compensation benefits, in the amount of $200.00 per month, for the benefit of his minor child R.C., from February 2016 to June 2020 is denied.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the adjustment disorder claim, including obtaining state and SSA disability records and VA medical records. The TDIU issue remains on appeal.