Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for reopening service connection for high cholesterol and elevated liver enzymes, as well as determining a rating for atherosclerotic heart disease. Additional relevant medical treatment records have been associated with the claims file.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected death pension as her income exceeded the eligibility limits, despite being married to the Veteran before January 1, 1957.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating higher than 10 percent for right middle finger fracture and a compensable rating for right small finger fracture due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran developed persistent pain and sexual issues after a VA-provided penile implant surgery for Peyronie's disease. The Board found that the additional disability was caused by the VA, not reasonably foreseeable, and granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has decided that the appellant's claim for survivor pension benefits and restoration of survivor benefits should be remanded due to incomplete consideration of evidence, including a lack of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) considering new evidence submitted in July 2019. The appellant is required to provide updated information on her income and unreimbursed medical expenses from May 2019 to August 2022.

The Board denied accrued benefits to the Veteran's daughter due to not meeting eligibility criteria, including being a non-dependent child and failing to show expenses associated with the Veteran's last sickness or burial.

The Board has found that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's service connection for bilateral breast cancer residuals, status post lumpectomy. The Veteran needs to provide authorization for all outstanding medical records from Washington University School of Medicine, including BJC HealthCare and the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and additional development is required.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) for regular aid and attendance is remanded due to the inadequacy of the June 2018 examination. A new examination is needed to determine if his service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance from another person.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded to verify if VA compensation benefits were correctly recouped due to the removal of a dependent from his award, and to determine when the overpayment was actually recouped.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for a fight femur disability has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment since April 26, 2022. The Board found that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions prevent the Veteran from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's spouse is granted accrued benefits in the amount of $46.00 for expenses related to medical transportation during his last sickness.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right inguinal hernia. The claim will be reconsidered with a new examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's endometriosis is as likely as not related to her active-duty service and grants her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia was denied in a February 2019 rating decision. The Board has decided to remand the case due to an improper notice of disagreement under the legacy system.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for accrued benefits as she is not a qualifying child and there are no unpaid periodic monetary benefits to which her mother was entitled at her death.

The Veteran's initial increased rating claim for indeterminate colitis prior to February 29, 2020 was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.,From February 29, 2020 onwards, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 30 percent for indeterminate colitis was also denied. The VA examiner noted frequent exacerbations but no evidence to support a higher rating based on severe or pronounced symptoms.

The Veteran developed complications following surgery to remove a mass in the chest performed at the Miami VAMC in November 2017. The complications were due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.