Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for competency to handle VA funds is remanded due to the need for a medical examination.

The Veteran's pension benefits were denied as his income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, and he did not qualify for deductions due to medical expenses.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of service records and private treatment records, specifically related to basic training injuries. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral heel fractures is now pending again.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right thigh disability and residuals of gall bladder removal due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for meralgia paresthetica, right thigh in an April 2021 rating decision. As the benefit sought on appeal has been fully granted, the issue is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing VA treatment records, including imaging, laboratory, and VistA records. The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected anemia and thrombocytopenia is being returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) addressing both the creation and waiver issues. The Veteran and his representative need to be provided with an SSOC that includes all claims on appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran seeks recognition of his son W.C.S. as a child for dependency compensation benefits due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18. The case is remanded due to incomplete SSA records.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that emphysema was not related to military service and thus did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye anisocoria is at least as likely as not related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge was a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct during her service, which prevented her from receiving compensation.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating of 20 percent for his service-connected left index finger disability is denied as the evidence does not support an increase beyond this level.

The Board has granted service connection for cause of death due to metastatic esophageal carcinoma, which the Veteran was presumed exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam. The Board found that exposure to herbicide agents likely caused or substantially contributed to the cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection was withdrawn before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's left hand tremor, diagnosed as fine resting tremor, is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder and other unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder (previously anxiety disorder NOS).

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted or denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for further investigation regarding whether a VA facility was feasibly available for the treatment.

The Veteran's cause of death, terminal carcinoma of the brain, was not service-connected as it did not begin during active duty or is otherwise related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing records and lack of a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The Veteran's school needs to provide an enrollment certification for her course at American Fitness Professionals and Associates, specifically indicating whether it is fulltime.