Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ disorder is related to his service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a separate rating for insomnia as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's insomnia is a distinct disability with non-overlapping symptoms from his primary service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a colostomy disability is denied as the earliest possible effective date, August 10, 2022, was granted due to the PACT Act. The July 2013 rating decision denying service connection was not appealed within one year and thus became final.

The Veteran's dependent child was removed from his VA disability compensation in September 2024, but was restored to the award by a new decision on April 27, 2026. The appeal is dismissed as the issue has been resolved.

The Veteran's peripheral vascular disease is being remanded due to a duty to assist error, and an addendum opinion is needed to determine if the condition is related to service or his service-connected CAD.

The Board has found that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error prior to the October 2023 rating decision on appeal, and will readjudicate the claim after providing notice.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral shin splints was dismissed as the March 2025 VA Form 10182 constituted an impermissible concurrent election with respect to the issue and no waiver of the prohibition on concurrent election was made.

The Veteran's multiple myeloma is rated as noncompensable, and the Board has determined that the disability picture does not adequately contemplate his symptoms of fatigue. The VA examiner noted marked interference with employment due to fatigue. Therefore, the claim for an increased rating is remanded for consideration of extraschedular considerations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer, finding that his current diagnosis of colon cancer is related to toxic exposures in service and resolving any reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for apportionment of her father's VA compensation benefits, finding that it does not create undue hardship on him and that he is not reasonably discharging his responsibility for supporting her.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for neoplasm hard and soft tissue of the mouth was improper, as there is conflicting medical evidence regarding the cause of the condition. The Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for brain disease due to trauma as it was untimely filed. The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the validity of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of VA compensation and drill/training pay.

The appellant withdrew her appeal regarding the effective date for DIC benefits prior to April 3, 2018. As a result, the Board dismissed the case.

The appeal for service connection of cataracts has been dismissed due to the appellant's death prior to a Board decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rate of pension with special monthly pension was dismissed as moot because he was already receiving the maximum available pension award.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed because the appellant withdrew their claim.

The Board has granted a partial waiver of the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $9,793.33 and denied recovery of the remainder of the debt.

The Board denied DIC and survivors' pension benefits due to the lack of evidence linking septicemia to service, and because the Appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board has found errors in the duty to assist and has ordered a remand for the RO to obtain VA Care in the community records that were identified prior to the decision on appeal. The Veteran's mitochondrial disorder, metabolic disorder, and neuromuscular disease claims are being REMANDED.