Other conditions Board decisions

The VA disability compensation was properly reduced for concurrent receipt of military service drill pay and active duty pay during FYs 2013, 2014, and 2015. The appeal is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to uncertainty about her current employment status and the need for additional VA clinical records. The representative will be given an opportunity to submit additional argument on remand.

The Board has remanded the claim for further development due to conflicting information about which cranial nerves are affected by the Veteran's hoarseness and swallowing difficulties. Updated VA treatment records need to be secured, and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner is required.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck condition, finding that it is related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to September 21, 2016, for the award of survivor pension benefits. The evidence did not support her assertion that she was entitled to retroactive payment of pension benefits beginning in 2006.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability other than pes planus and TDIU due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for TMJ has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his TMJ.

The Veteran's claim for MGIB-SR educational assistance benefits is remanded due to a lack of clarity regarding his eligibility. The Board requests clarification from the Department of Defense (DoD) on the Veteran's eligibility based on submitted documents.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for adjustment disorder and stress fractures of the right and left tibia have been denied due to a lack of evidence supporting higher ratings.,New evidence has been received regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam, which may affect his claim for diabetes mellitus and bilateral diabetic retinopathy. These issues are being remanded for further review.

The Board denied the motion for revision of its August 11, 2010 decision that dismissed claims of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to a finding of no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his active military service or exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The Board concluded that the Veteran's COPD is more likely due to his long-term tobacco use.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for seborrheic keratosis due to discrepancies in the extent of affected areas and outstanding private treatment records. The case will be readjudicated with consideration of both former and revised rating criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's eye disability and awarded special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance. The decision is binding only with respect to the specific matters decided.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the validity of a debt resulting from overpayment of educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The AOJ must clarify the Veteran's enrollment status and provide a full accounting for how the $12,059.25 overpayment was determined.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that it is not a B-cell leukemia and thus not presumptively associated with exposure to herbicide agents during his service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for alopecia, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has denied the Appellant's claims for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 and § 1815 due to his mother not being a Vietnam Veteran, and has remanded the issue of spina bifida benefits based on his father's service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher disability rating for breast cancer. The appeal was dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's discharge from service, effective April 7, 1976 to October 2, 1986, was dishonorable due to conviction by a general court martial. As this constitutes a statutory bar to VA benefits, the appeal is denied.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor disorder was granted at a 30 percent level effective April 13, 2022. The decision also addressed the effective date of this increased rating.