Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the overpayment debt demand letters are valid, identify the original notification letter terminating the appellant's Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits and its associated documents, obtain the Veteran's military personnel file, and obtain the appellant's education file.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's refusal of a VA examination and his request for more time. The examiner will determine if facial numbness is related to service, any service-connected disabilities, or aggravated by them.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board found that a valid overpayment debt of $26,283.67 was created due to an error in accounting for returned checks and granted the Veteran's appeal on this issue.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right tibial disabilities, as well as his claim for TDIU prior to June 2, 2018. A new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected blindness of the left eye was granted an effective date of March 27, 2003.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity varicose veins disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, multiple myeloma, is related to his exposure to chemicals during service. The decision grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of tremors in both hands, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Veteran's Graves' disease, laryngeal nerve damage with dysphonia and dysphagia, and related conditions are not service-connected. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 16, 2017 for dependency benefits for the Veteran's former spouse, D.S., and denied any earlier dates.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and hysterectomy as secondary to that condition due to the lack of evidence showing a direct link between the conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical records and a need for an examination of the Veteran's right thumb residuals. The claim will be reconsidered after these actions are completed.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to the need for additional records and extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition, including emphysema and lung problems, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents or asbestos.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for scoliosis, finding that her pre-existing condition did not worsen during active duty training and was a natural progression of her disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examinations and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected ventral hernia.

The Board dismissed the appeals as to both neurobehavioral effects and back problems because the substantive appeal was not timely filed.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for thoracic scoliosis as new and material evidence was not presented, and the condition is considered to have pre-existed his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disability, including actinic keratosis, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his military service.