Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period prior to September 23, 2014 is being remanded due to insufficient evidence showing unemployability by reason of service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for aneurysm of the lower aortic due to lack of contemporaneous records documenting complaints or treatment. A new examination opinion is required from a cardiologist.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 30, 2015 has been withdrawn by the Veteran. As a result, the Board cannot proceed with this issue.

The Veteran's shin splints, right, were reduced from 10% to noncompensable effective March 22, 2019. Service connection for groin pain and headaches were denied as not related to service or service-connected conditions. The neck condition was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person was denied because his income exceeded the maximum allowable pension rate. The claim for non-service-connected pension benefits was also denied due to the Veteran's countable income exceeding the relevant Maximum Allowable Pension Rate (MAPR).

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) and TDIU due to lack of evidence showing a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to November 24, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination for the Veteran's skin condition, which may be associated with his service and exposure to herbicides. The examiner will determine if the current skin disability is related to his active service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it does not have jurisdiction to review the claim for payment of medical services provided by a non-VA provider through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP).

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his death.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the appointment of a family member as his fiduciary for managing VA benefits has been dismissed because there is no justiciable case or controversy before the Board.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's throat cancer, and a new examination is required.

The Board has determined that the denial letter for medical reimbursement is missing and not dated, making it unclear. The Veteran's private insurance paid for the ambulance bill, but this information is inconsistent with her previous statement about having VA healthcare coverage. Clarification is needed to resolve these inconsistencies.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic heart failure, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or within one year of separation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development regarding service connection for cholesteatoma, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of ambulance transportation on March 17, 2020 is being remanded due to the need to properly develop and consider the claim under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725.

The Board denied the claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits because the granddaughter, who was not legally adopted by the Veteran, does not qualify as a dependent child under VA regulations.

The Veteran did not have any service-connected disabilities at the time of his death. The Appellant's income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate for death pension purposes, and there is no evidence of qualifying medical expenses to reduce her income below the applicable rates.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for acquired pes cavus (clawfoot) and hammertoes is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in assessing whether the Veteran's esophageal conditions are secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric disorder, low back disability, and leukopenia.

The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for left distal forearm amputation and a separate rating for left arm phantom pains were denied. The Board found that the maximum available combined schedular rating for disabilities below the insertion of the deltoid is 70 percent, which precludes any additional ratings.