Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the issue of entitlement to additional dependency compensation for Amber, Brittany, and Brandy due to unclear records regarding their receipt of Chapter 35 educational benefits. The Veteran was previously granted benefits in August 2011 but they were removed after each child reached age 18.

The appellant's appeal to establish the timeliness of her NOD regarding a September 2014 rating decision awarding accrued benefits is granted. The Board finds that the appellant submitted new and material evidence within one year of receiving notification of the original decision, thus making her June 2014 claim for accrued benefits pending. As such, her August 30, 2016 NOD regarding the amount of accrued benefits awarded in September 2014 is deemed timely.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and failure to consider all theories of entitlement, including secondary service connection for trigeminal neuralgia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a new VA examination and medical opinion to determine if his left hand and finger arthritis is related to service, despite previous findings of no current disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the skin due to periods of prolonged sun exposure has been granted and is therefore dismissed. The lung disability claim is remanded.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The appeal regarding a referral for an extraschedular rating for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further action regarding the propriety of creating an overpayment and the claim for waiver of recovery of the overpayment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's thrombophlebitis of lower extremities is aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability and treatment, including surgery.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for idiopathic thrombocarpic purpura, including as due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased ratings is dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's facial scars are related to in-service exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange. The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left cheek and basal cell carcinoma of the right nasolabial crease and left upper lip.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic cancer, is found to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). As a result, service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board granted the appellant's claim for accrued benefits upon her surviving spouse's death, finding that she was eligible to receive funds related to unreimbursed medical expenses incurred during her last illness.

The Veteran's laryngeal cancer is granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosed disability or an in-service disease or injury related to his claimed exposure to asbestos and trichloroethylene. The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's fifth right toe/toenail disability, including whether it is related to service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the Veteran's sensory deficit of the left upper extremity, finding moderate incomplete paralysis of the radial, median, and ulnar nerves.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.