Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's child was granted benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for spina bifida, as the Board found that the father served in Vietnam and the appellant has a form and manifestation of spina bifida except spina bifida occulta.

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and insomnia disorder are granted as service connected.,Service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of a diagnosis conforming to DSM-5 criteria.

The Veteran's appeals for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), have been dismissed due to his death. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for emphysema, finding that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether it was directly related to exposure to burn pits during the Veteran's Southwest Asia service. The effective date of this decision is not specified.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for his adjustment disorder with mixed emotions has been denied. His TDIU claim is being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to issues related to the appellant's discharge and whether he had insanity at the time of misconduct. The decision is not about service connection, but rather a determination regarding his character of discharge.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary frequency and nocturia is remanded due to a lack of an opinion on whether his sleep apnea has aggravated these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibroid uterus, cholelithiasis, hepatomegaly and hepatic steatosis (also claimed as additional stable findings), colonic diverticulosis, and umbilical hernia are remanded due to the need for medical examinations and a comprehensive review of potential toxic exposures during her service.

The Veteran's active duty service from April 12, 2016 to April 11, 2017 was not considered in determining his accumulated creditable active duty service. The Board finds this a pre-decisional error and orders the AOJ to correct it on remand.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to waive an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) because the debt was not against the principles of equity and good conscience. The Veteran withdrew from coursework for which he received education benefits, resulting in an overpayment.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 17, 2021, as there is no case or controversy regarding these benefits.

The Veteran's dependent spouse and child were removed from his VA disability compensation due to lack of verification of their dependency status. The Board is remanding the case for the AOJ to consider additional evidence submitted by the Veteran in support of continued dependency.

The appeal for PCAFC benefits is denied as the Veteran was not an eligible veteran at the time of his death, and no accrued benefits were due.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder is being remanded due to insufficient information regarding the baseline severity prior to aggravation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left femur fracture was granted with an effective date of December 28, 1987. The decision is based on new and material evidence submitted in June 2011.

The Veteran is requesting a revision of the March 28, 2008 rating decision that assigned a noncompensable rating for gouty arthritis due to clear and unmistakable error. The RO has not addressed this issue yet.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM), finding that it is a variant of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The decision applies the presumptive service connection criteria due to the similarity in environmental components and pathogenesis.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder is related to service, including his deployment to Afghanistan.