Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in the July 2021 rating decision and remanded for further development, including obtaining an adequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's urinary incontinence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and requests for additional information. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disability will be reviewed again after obtaining all relevant medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, including seborrheic keratosis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current skin disability and his military service.

The Veteran's shortness of breath with pleurisy and pleural thickening is related to multiple bouts of pneumonia during his service, which resulted in a current disability. The Board granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his duodenal ulcer rating has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's urethritis is not related to his service and remands the case for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for hip pain and chest pain as service connection, due to incomplete records of his military service.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation for aid and attendance (SMC A&A) for his spouse was granted in a January 2024 rating decision, effective October 24, 2022. The appeal is dismissed as the criteria have been met.

The Veteran's daughter, the appellant, sought burial benefits in the form of a transportation allowance for her father's funeral. However, since the Veteran was buried in a private cemetery and did not incur any transportation costs, the VA denied the claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to address the etiology of the Veteran's urinary dysfunction and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran needs an additional VA examination to determine if his current condition is related to his service or any existing conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin and rash condition is related to his active service, granting service connection for this condition.

Your previous claim for service connection for a bladder condition was denied in December 2020. Since you did not submit new and relevant evidence within one year of that decision, your appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim to switch educational assistance benefits from Chapter 30 (Post 9/11 GI Bill) to Chapter 33 (Post 9/11 GI Bill), based on her irrevocable election and meeting eligibility criteria.

The Veteran's surviving spouse, who had a child with the Veteran before their marriage, is now eligible for VA survivors benefits due to the birth of the child.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of a diagnosed urinary condition, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for a urinary condition is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his spouse M. as a dependent was denied because the marriage occurred more than one year before he filed his application, and there were no prior applications.

The Board has determined that the reduction in disability rating from 60 percent to 10 percent for myocarditis was not proper, and the case is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for athlete's foot and bilateral flatfoot with plantar fasciitis, but denied service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a neck disorder, skin disorder, right foot disorder, and left foot disorder due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining relevant medical records and providing an adequate VA examination.

The Veteran's death precludes the eligibility for PCAFC benefits, and thus the appeal is denied as a matter of law.