Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran and his former spouse, D.R., were divorced in or around March 1998. Since the parties are no longer married at the time of this appeal, D.R. is not eligible to receive an apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hiatal hernia, finding that there is insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between his condition and his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for TDIU, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The Board denied entitlement to increased ratings for the Veteran's back disability on an extraschedular basis, finding that the schedular criteria adequately described his disability picture.

The Veteran's service connection claims for squamous cell carcinoma of the neck and bad teeth with dry mouth as secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the neck have been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service, including presumed herbicide exposure.

The Veteran is seeking a refund of his contributions to the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) under Chapter 32. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the Veteran's contributions and will remand for such development.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance in the benefit year 2014 is being remanded due to procedural issues. The AOJ must issue an SOC regarding this issue.

The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient compliance with previous remands and new evidence regarding the Veteran's respiratory condition. The case must be returned for further development, including obtaining SSA records and providing an addendum medical opinion.

The Board has found the appeal remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relationship to service-connected conditions. The RO should obtain a medical opinion to determine if any service-connected disability is related to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional medical opinions regarding service connection for bilateral eye convergence insufficiency and goiter, including consideration of exposure to toxins or secondary conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to a temporary total evaluation due to treatment of a service-connected disability requiring convalescence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for nuclear sclerotic cataracts and pseudophakia, which are secondary to his service-connected diabetes and hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied because he did not provide sufficient information about his employment history, and the existing evidence does not show that he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 of the Montgomery GI Bill is denied as his service does not meet the basic eligibility requirements.

The appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or housebound is dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The case will be dismissed until a request for substitution can be processed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it.

The appeal for service connection of pancreatic cancer has been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's effective date for adding his spouse as a dependent to his VA disability compensation is denied, as the claim was not submitted within one year of notification regarding eligibility.

Your claim for service connection for mid-thoracic levoscoliosis has been dismissed because the appeal was improperly docketed in the AMA system.

The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for the service-connected left hip conditions, finding that the Veteran's flexion did not reach a level of limitation to 20 degrees or less during flare-ups.