Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient clarification of a VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current eye disability is related to service or pre-service conditions, and if so, whether it was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with contested claims procedures and failure to provide copies of relevant documents to both the Appellant and the Veteran at their addresses of record. The case will be returned for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain information about his earned income from the inception of the appeal period until October 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed jawbone loss condition. The AOJ is required to secure an addendum examination and opinion setting forth a diagnosis that encompasses the Veteran's documented dental symptomatology and addresses the likely etiology of any such diagnosed condition.

The Veteran's right epididymal head cyst is being remanded for further development due to the need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal seeking to waive recovery of a dependency overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $2,720.00 due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.

The Veteran's death did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as he was not receiving VA pension or disability compensation at the time of his death.

The Veteran's service-connected left hip bursitis with limitation of extension and flexion did not meet the criteria for a higher rating from August 11, 2023.

The Veteran did not serve during a period of war, thus the claim for survivor pension benefits is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about whether the in-service bone graft constituted a loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible due to trauma or disease, and if so, its impact on the Veteran's current periodontal condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for right and left foot disabilities, as well as TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. Additional development is needed by obtaining all outstanding Community Care records.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's gastric cancer, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child of her father due to lack of evidence showing she was permanently incapable of self-support prior to turning 18 years old.

The Veteran's claim for a waiver of the recoupment of an overpayment debt was dismissed because he passed away while in penal confinement, making the appeal moot.

The Board has referred the Veteran's claim for an extraschedular TDIU from April 24, 1997 to March 19, 2018 to VA's Director of Compensation Service due to a reasonable possibility that he was unemployable during this period.

The Board has determined that a third remand is necessary to address the Veteran's claim of service connection for multiple myeloma due to in-service exposures. The decision will be reconsidered after additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran's chronic gout. The Veteran is asked to provide any relevant medical documentation, including private or VA records, and an examination must be scheduled to determine if his gout may have been related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision. As a result, the case is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for right and left leg disabilities, finding that the current conditions are not causally related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right elbow disorders, as well as a left hand trigger finger disorder, are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.