Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's left hip strain flexion is currently rated at a 10 percent disability rating, but the Board finds no evidence to support an increase in this rating.

The Veteran's service connection for Raynaud's disease and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities have been granted.

The Veteran's left leg shin splints are rated at 10 percent from August 31, 2009. The right leg shin splints were also rated at 10 percent until December 5, 2010. After that date, the rating was changed to a noncompensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the procedural requirements for a simultaneously contested claim have not been met, specifically regarding notification of the appellant's Substantive Appeal to G.S. and providing him with a copy of the September 2022 hearing transcript. The appeal is therefore remanded.

The Veteran's daughter A. was recognized as his dependent child for VA purposes until she turned 18 in September 2015, at which point her benefits were discontinued due to the election of Chapter 35 educational benefits. The Veteran is not legally entitled to additional disability compensation for his daughter after June 1, 2015.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hand tremors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which may be related to medications he was prescribed during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders. The claim will be returned for further development and evaluation.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection issues are addressed.

The Veteran's VA benefits were terminated due to his fugitive felon status from May 8, 2014, to June 23, 2014. The Board found that the termination was proper and denied reinstatement of benefits.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection decision is made.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional information regarding whether the Appellant was receiving apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits for support of T.D. during the claim period.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits, exclusive of health care benefits under Chapter 17, Title U.S.C. and 38 C.F.R. § 3.360(a).

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the Appellant, as claims do not survive their deaths.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities have been rated at 20 percent each, but the claim for an increased rating remains on appeal.,A separate 10 percent rating has been granted for limitation of extension of the left knee from April 2, 2021.

The Veteran's appeals for annual clothing allowances for the years 2014 and 2015 have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right eye pterygium are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous Board directives.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 6, 2021, for adding his spouse to VA disability compensation benefits. The decision stated that no proof of dependent status was submitted within one year of a November 2016 rating action and thus, March 2016 is not the earliest allowable effective date.

The Veteran's myelofibrosis is related to in-service exposure to Agent Orange and trichloroethylene (TCE), and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a lung disability has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's other specified trauma disorder is granted an increased rating of 70 percent, but no higher, prior to January 15, 2021.,TDIU from March 23, 2020, is granted based on the severity of his service-connected psychiatric disorder.