Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inconsistencies in the record regarding any compensation reductions or eliminations, and whether any payments were withheld due to the August 2022 decision.

Your claim of service connection for arthritis has been deferred and is not yet decided. As a result, you cannot appeal this decision.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the Veteran's pterygium pre-existed his active service and did not increase in severity during service. The diagnosed glaucoma, cataracts, and pseudophakia were also determined to be unrelated to any injury or illness in-service.

The Veteran's right hip strain and thigh impairment are rated at a maximum of 20 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right hip strain s/p total hip arthroplasty is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board finds that a VA medical opinion is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip condition, including whether it is aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant did not meet the eligibility criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits. The claim is denied.

The appeal regarding the propriety of the grant of an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to his wife on behalf of herself and J.H. for the period prior to July 1, 2021 is dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board granted entitlement to beneficiary travel benefits for multiple VA medical appointments from December 28, 2020, to March 19, 2021.

The Board has determined that the notification of the decision was legally inadequate and there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case is being remanded for an adequate medical decision regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board dismissed it without prejudice.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for astigmatism and exotropia to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his diagnosed eye conditions.

The reduction in the Veteran's disability evaluation for residuals of broken jaw was improper, and a 20 percent rating is restored, effective September 1, 2022.

The Board has granted the application for recognition as the surviving spouse for the purpose of dependency and indemnity compensation, including DIC benefits. The appellant provided sufficient evidence to show her marriage to the Veteran was valid and she lived with him until his death.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral Meige's syndrome with blepharospasm and left eye cataract rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance from April 20, 2013 to July 10, 2015. The Board granted SMC based on aid and attendance for this period but remanded the TDIU claim due to conflicting evidence regarding his employment status.

The Board granted an effective date of October 30, 2017, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's disability evaluation for residuals of trauma to the pelvis and right hip with limitation of flexion and traumatic arthritis was restored from October 1, 1976. The AOJ also granted his claim for an increased disability evaluation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the Appellant's Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed, and no good cause for the untimely filing was provided.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically addressing in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's restrictive lung disease with atelectasis of the lingula, effective from the date of the decision.