Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $56,314.18 is being reviewed due to his incarceration for a felony. The validity and calculation of this debt are under review.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and providing a new VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal for total disability due to individual unemployability has been dismissed because the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical care at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center on January 18 and January 19, 2004 was approved by the Board in September 2007 but not processed due to a missing original claim. The case is remanded to inform the Veteran that her claim has been granted and she must resubmit it for payment.

The Board has granted a 10 percent initial rating for the Veteran's right little finger disability, finding that it resulted in loss of use analogous to amputation without metacarpal resection.

The Board denied the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for accrued benefits, finding no new and material evidence submitted.

The Veteran's bowel incontinence was granted a 30% rating from May 11, 2016 to February 22, 2017.,A higher than 30% rating for bowel incontinence is denied from February 22, 2017 to April 6, 2021.

The Board denied a nonservice-connected pension because the Veteran's duodenal ulcer preexisted service and was not aggravated by wartime service, and he did not meet the required 90-day period of active duty for such eligibility.

The Veteran's stepchild, A.D., is not considered a dependent child for the purpose of additional dependency compensation because she attained age 18 after her status as a stepchild was established.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of a right eye disability, finding that the pre-existing condition was not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders due to errors in the previous decisions. The Veteran's testimony will be considered, along with VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the initial rating for a digestive disorder and SMC prior to February 26, 2021. The Veteran's representative challenges the competency of the VA examiners who assessed his condition.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for temporomandibular dysfunction with loss of teeth has been dismissed as the Veteran's representative stated that an award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) would satisfy his appeal. The TDIU was granted effective March 2, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected skull fracture due to outstanding VA treatment records prior to August 20, 2014.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if mitigating circumstances existed for the Veteran's termination from enrollment at Portland State University.

The Veteran's residuals of a right fibula fracture are currently rated as 10 percent disabling prior to January 25, 2019 and granted a rating of 20 percent since that date.

The Board has found that a new VA medical opinion is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral ear condition, as there are conflicting opinions from previous examinations.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted. The issue of service connection for thrombosis (claimed as a stroke) is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a nervous condition was denied as there was no evidence of a claim prior to June 18, 2010.

The Board has vacated its decision dismissing the issue of an earlier effective date for a TDIU and dismissed the appeal from the Legacy Appeals System.