Other conditions decisions — 2023

Your appeals for service connection for a brain tumor and a sinus disability have been dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to proceed with these claims as they are not about service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for survivor's pension prior to August 5, 2021 due to her income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) for each year of the appeal period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's skin cancer is related to his service, specifically Agent Orange exposure. The case will be sent back for a new opinion.

The Board has decided that the AOJ did not properly seek or request an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) from the relevant providers and primary insurance company for the Veteran's medical care on March 19, 2014. The case is being remanded to obtain these documents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disorder, finding that there is no competent evidence linking any current left eye condition to his period of active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a new VA examination to determine if he has a central auditory processing disorder and to assess his bilateral ear disability. The examiner must consider the Veteran's lay statements, concede his noise exposure during service, and provide an opinion on whether his current disabilities are related to in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board dismissed the service connection claim for lumbosacral strain as it was granted in a previous rating decision.,Service connection for left knee disability and right shoulder disability were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative intervertebral disc disease due to the Veteran's death, as the claim is no longer active.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right hip strain, left thigh limitation of extension, impairment of the right thigh (based on impairment of thigh), and left hip strain (based on impairment of thigh) have been denied as his conditions do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's anterior uveitis was denied a compensable rating, while the Veteran's ulcerative colitis received a 30 percent rating.

The Board has decided that VA did not properly withhold compensation for drill pay from fiscal year 2015 and has ordered the case to be remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $6,917.00 plus accrued interest due to fault on the part of the Veteran and lack of financial hardship.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding the Veteran's cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation. The appellant needs to provide more information about the Veteran's exposure to magnesium in service, which could affect their claims.

The Veteran's claim for a rating reduction for Reiter's syndrome is being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last statement of the case (SOC). The VA needs to review this new evidence and issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) before making a decision.

The Veteran died of head and neck cancer, which the VA has determined was caused by exposure to environmental hazards during his service in Kuwait. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death based on this determination.

The Board found that the Veteran's income exceeded the maximum allowable pension rate, leading to the termination of his nonservice-connected pension benefits effective January 1, 2008. The decision denied restoration of these benefits.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's mycosis fungoides prior to March 9, 2022, based on constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids and UVB treatments.

The appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection was established for lung cancer or posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and lack of substantial compliance with previous remands.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's service dates and any granted service-connected disabilities.