Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for VA educational assistance benefits was dismissed because the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed within one year of the May 2010 decision and no good cause was provided.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and will provide another opportunity for the Veteran to undergo an examination regarding his claimed dental injury.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to adequately consider and develop the theory of entitlement for service connection on a secondary basis, as well as the need for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed neck condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his residual of right ring finger dislocation, finding that the evidence did not warrant such a rating.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for a proper medical opinion regarding whether his skin disability of the penis was caused or aggravated by the February 2009 cystoscopy procedure performed at a VA facility, and if so, whether it was proximately caused by VA's fault.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $427.22 for additional compensation for a deceased dependent spouse is proper and denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypersomnolence, finding it a symptom of the Veteran's already service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran did not serve during a period of wartime, thus the appellant is not eligible for a survivor's pension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for separate compensable disability ratings for neuritis and/or neuralgia in both lower extremities due to potential overlap with existing spinal stenosis diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected temporomandibular joint dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating, the maximum available under Diagnostic Code 9905.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hand conditions, including limitation of motion and numbness. The issues have been remanded to obtain a complete etiology opinion regarding any skin disabilities.,The Board found that there was no credible evidence of severe burns in service, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death due to chronic suppurative otitis media, which aggravated the Veteran's pre-existing heart conditions and led to his fall resulting in death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty to assist and proper application of VA regulations regarding termination of NSC survivor's pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's recurrent tonsillar stones, hyposmia (loss of smell), and hypogeusia (a taste disorder) are residuals of a prior sinus condition incurred during service.

The Board has restored the Veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective December 1, 2020. The AOJ incorrectly reduced the TDIU in November 2020 and did not establish actual employability by clear and convincing evidence.

The Veteran's aplastic anemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot callus disability is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's fall and resulting left femoral neck fracture required emergency medical treatment, including surgery. The ambulance transport to the VA emergency room was deemed medically necessary and eligible for beneficiary travel payment.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with right pulmonary nodule is being remanded due to a duty to assist error and the need for updated medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for Alzheimer's disease and dementia due to incomplete toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) evaluations. The Veteran's MOS of vehicle repairman must be considered in these evaluations.