Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for increased compensation for his service connected right hamstring strain disability was partially granted, with a compensable rating denied prior to March 27, 2023 and a rating in excess of 10 percent denied from that date. The Board also remanded the matter of service connection for a right shoulder disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, finding that his bicuspid aortic valve with stenosis and replacement is a congenital defect not aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition for VA treatment purposes as there is no evidence of a compensable or noncompensable service-connected dental condition.

The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the addition of her spouse as a dependent was denied. The effective date is set at October 23, 2017.,The Veteran's appeal to keep her children S. and C. as dependents due to their continued attendance in school after turning 18 was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the authorized representative withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded this issue for further development due to the lack of a proper medical opinion and consideration of all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's service records and his assertions regarding obesity.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for endometriosis and urinary incontinence have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to procedural issues and a need for additional financial information, but does not address service connection or any specific conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no final decision can be made on the merits of the case.

The Board has received a request for withdrawal of the appeal and therefore dismissed it.

The Board has granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits to the Appellant on behalf of K.L., who is his child and not residing with him. The Veteran receives additional dependent benefits for K.L., which can be apportioned to the Appellant as she faces financial hardship.

The Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for esophagitis associated with service-connected myasthenia gravis from May 10, 2012 to August 13, 2023.,An initial higher than 10 percent disability rating for esophagitis is denied from August 14, 2023.

The Veteran's parents were removed from his VA disability benefits award effective March 30, 2018. The appeal for an earlier effective date is dismissed as the decision became final.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine the correct date of incarceration and whether the reduction of compensation benefits in November and December 1997 was proper.

The Board found that the Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, leading to termination of his nonservice-connected pension benefits. The claim is denied.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for bilateral eye optic drusen, pseudopapilledema, and papilledema, including on an extraschedular basis, as well as his right ankle strain claim have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support assigning a higher rating due to consistent visual acuity of 20/40 or better throughout the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed right ear conditions. The Veteran seeks service connection for residuals of a right ear infection, chronic otitis media, and chronic eustachian tube dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new medical opinion considering the total potential exposure through all applicable military deployments of the Veteran, including the synergistic, combined effect of all toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied the extension of the delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, finding that an additional extension beyond December 20, 2012, was not warranted due to lack of interruption or suspension of education and no order to active duty.

The Board dismissed the claim for apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to the Appellant on behalf of his stepchildren, J.K., C.K., and C.K. as they were removed from the Veteran's award effective January 1, 2018.