Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development due to inconsistencies in previous opinions and the need for additional evidence. The case will be reconsidered after all necessary steps are taken.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to August 29, 2014 has been dismissed as there is no pending appeal regarding the effective date.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination of the Veteran's ankle and lower leg, which is necessary for a proper evaluation of his service-connected residuals of a right fibula fracture.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to an inadequate medical opinion on record.

The Board granted the appellant's claim as the Veteran's surviving spouse for DIC and death pension benefits, finding that she had a common law marriage with the Veteran for more than one year prior to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg tendonitis, including as due to his service-connected hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding of current disability related to active service or any incident of service.

The Veteran's death was not due to an acute attack, but rather a lingering illness. The appellant filed for reimbursement of last sickness and burial expenses, but the Board denied the claim as there was no evidence that the appellant paid any of these expenses.

The appellant's claim for accrued benefits was denied because it was received more than one year after the Veteran's death, which is beyond the legal requirement.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues are addressed.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after the August 1995 rating decision, which may affect the service connection for a gynecological disability manifested by dysmenorrhea and anemia. The Veteran's claim is being reviewed again with consideration of the Persian Gulf War presumption.

The Veteran's ulcerative colitis, status post proctocolectomy, was reduced from a 100% rating to a 30% rating in November 2014. The Board found this reduction improper and restored the original 100% rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acute venous embolism and thrombosis of the lower right extremity and his service-connected disabilities, including exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits as of May 25, 2019 was denied because his combined disability rating exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is being reviewed again with additional medical opinions.

The appeal regarding the reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses to and from a VA medical facility has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment of non-VA medical services because it was referred or coordinated by a CCN contractor, and the appellant's appeal should have been sent to TriWest.

The Board has granted a 20 percent apportionment of the Veteran's monthly VA disability compensation award to the appellant, effective from January 2020 until their divorce in August 2020.

The appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual death pension rate, so she is not eligible for survivors' pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the decedent's discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct, and he was not insane at the time. As a result, VA benefits including DIC, death pension, and burial benefits are denied.