Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Board has decided to remand the case due to disputes regarding the validity of the overpayment and whether the Veteran is entitled to a higher rate of payment for CRSC/CRDP. The case will be reviewed again to determine these issues.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for RLE circulatory disorder, LLE circulatory disorder, and skin disorder due to a lack of probative evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral elbow disability, finding no current diagnosis of such condition and that there is not an approximate balance of evidence in favor of the claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for a new VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's DLE.

The Board dismissed the appeal as a duplicate claim of an already decided matter regarding the Veteran's means test eligibility category.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's disabilities of the right hand and fingers, left hand and fingers, and back. The decision also remanded the issue of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to September 28, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed blurry vision, which is related to a service-connected TBI. A new VA examination by a medical doctor is needed.

The Board has granted a 10 percent initial disability rating for the service-connected diverticulitis with hiatal hernia from August 2, 2010. The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial (compensable) disability rating for the hiatal hernia is denied.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for a dental disability for outpatient treatment by VA due to the Veteran's death, as such benefits are not payable posthumously.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of information regarding possible exposures specific to the Veteran and his service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The examiner is asked to determine if it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's CLL was caused by or related to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal regarding removing his former spouse M.R. as a dependent and denying entitlement to an earlier effective date for adding his current spouse E.T. as a dependent due to failure to report changes in dependents.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate opinion from a VA examiner regarding the service connection for arthritis of the right big toe. The Veteran's claim is being sent back for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for severe abrasions left arm was denied as the scars did not meet the criteria under VA regulations.,Service connection for a head injury due to motor vehicle accident (also claimed as gliosis of left motor strip, sleeping trouble, and memory loss) was also denied because there is no probative evidence that such injuries occurred during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing a VA opinion regarding the Veteran's eye conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 20, 2018, for adding her spouse as a dependent to her VA disability compensation award. The criteria were not met due to lack of proof of dependents within one year of notification.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudicating the claim for service connection for right hand arthritis. The case is being remanded for further review.

The Veteran is seeking to add his current wife, C., as a dependent to his disability award. However, the record is unclear as to the Veteran and his spouse's marital history due to significant memory loss.

The Veteran's application for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship was denied because he had not exhausted his Chapter 33 benefits and was not on track to do so within 180 days of applying. The Board found that the delimiting date for use of Chapter 33 benefits had passed, making him ineligible for additional educational assistance.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Appellant requested to withdraw her appeal, citing that there is no longer an allegation of error or fact with respect to the issue on appeal.