Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran not completing and returning the required VA Form 21-8940. The case is now referred to the Director of Compensation Services for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's claims for additional tuition and fees under the Post-9/11 GI Bill and more than 48 months of combined VA educational assistance benefits were denied as there is no legal basis to grant these claims.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant withdrew it through his authorized representative before a decision was made.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding the medical expenses she seeks reimbursement for. The AOJ needs to obtain a list of claimed expenses, providers, and treatment dates from the Veteran and inform her about unsuccessful attempts to obtain records from Dr. C.

The Board dismissed the appeals on all issues due to the appellant's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for clarification regarding whether the Veteran's cystic fibrosis is a congenital defect or disease, and if so, whether it was aggravated during service. The VA will obtain relevant medical records and arrange for an opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's overpayment claim is being remanded for a detailed audit of compensation payments and adjustment of the overpayment amount.

The Board denied service connection for prostatitis as there is no current disability and the Veteran's in-service treatment resolved.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a perforated eardrum, but has remanded the case for further development.

The Veteran's children were removed from his VA benefits due to their receipt of educational assistance under Chapter 35, which is not allowed when they also receive a dependency allowance. The Board denied the appeal as a matter of law.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of whether the Veteran's use of topical medications constitutes systemic therapy, as required by Burton v. Wilkie.

The Board has vacated its decision and remanded the case due to procedural violations in handling a simultaneously contested claim involving DIC benefits for the Veteran's first spouse, J.S., and her son, S.S. The claims file does not indicate that D.S. was provided with the contents of the appellant’s substantive appeal or hearing transcript, which deprived her of her right to meaningful participation in the adjudication process.

The Veteran's chronic back pain with Scheuermann’s Disease was granted an increased evaluation of 20 percent for the period prior to May 15, 2013.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for endometriosis, status post hysterectomy, and uterine fibrosis as there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and her active duty service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left hand somatoform disorder, as secondary to his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of both his right and left hands, finding that there was no evidence linking the conditions to service or presumed exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on specific dates in 2000 and 2001 is being remanded due to missing documentation. The AOJ will attempt to locate the relevant records from St. Joseph Medical Center and inform the Veteran how he can obtain these records himself if needed.

The Board found that the termination of nonservice-connected pension benefits was proper due to excessive family income between January 1, 2004, and February 1, 2005, and effective January 1, 2006.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran had qualifying service in the Republic of Vietnam, which would allow for presumptive service connection for larynx cancer. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder with alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent since June 1, 2016. The Board also granted a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities since June 1, 2016.