Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for panic disorder and left eye enucleation with central serous retinopathy are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for liver and prostate disabilities as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II due to new evidence found in CT scans.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a right tibia and fibula fracture, an effective date prior to March 15, 2013, for TDIU, and an effective date prior to March 15, 2013, for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The claims are remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate consideration of the Veteran's lay statements and failure to discuss their credibility in the previous decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to medical complexity requiring an independent medical advisory opinion. The issues are related to the Veteran's non-union sternotomy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's right foot injury has resulted in moderately severe impairment, but not severe enough to warrant a higher evaluation. The Board denied the claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral flatfeet, left foot hallux valgus with hammertoes (prior to August 15, 2017), right foot hallux valgus, and right foot hammer toes. The Veteran's conditions are rated based on their direct service connection without any presumption or secondary basis.

The Veteran's SMC for blindness in one eye with light perception only is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's death was not service connected, and the appellant did not provide evidence of a pending claim for compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death. Therefore, the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits were not met.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA improved pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience. The decision does not address service connection issues.

The Board has denied service connection for pituitary apoplexy and remanded the issue of service connection for an eye disability, to include bilateral eyesight sensitivity.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gallstones (cholelithiasis) with intermittent biliary colic and a bowel disability. The claim for gallstones was not reopened due to lack of new relevant evidence, while the claim for a bowel disability was reopened and granted based on new private medical records.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for overactive bladder and mood disorder were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

Your request for an extension of educational benefits in a vocational rehabilitation program was granted, so there is no longer any issue to be decided.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for apportionment of his VA compensation benefits because he was providing support for his dependent children and there was no demonstrated hardship.

The Board has granted service connection for a TMJ disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an injury sustained during his military service.

The Board has determined that the VA rating decision did not properly address the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his cause of death, specifically regarding exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune. The matter is being remanded for further review.

The appellant withdrew her appeal concerning entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran’s monthly VA compensation benefits on behalf of their child. The Board dismissed this issue as a result.

The Board found that the overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation benefits was properly created due to the Veteran's failure to promptly notify VA of changes in his dependents' status, resulting in an overpayment. The appeal is denied.