Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation for his service-connected incisional ventral hernia. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records from 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular condition, including atrial fibrillation, finding that there was no evidence linking his current disability to service. The preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between any service-connected disability and his lung cancer.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a disagreement with the amount of the overpayment, and not because of any issues related to service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's condition was significantly changed by the single dose of testosterone injection in February 2010. Additional development is needed, including obtaining records from private clinicians and providing a new VA opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the case as a result.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further consideration.

The Board has granted the appellant's recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of entitlement to Dependence and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits, resolving reasonable doubt in her favor.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right large toe disability is related to his military service. The AOJ must obtain a new addendum opinion from a VA clinician.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's restrictive lung disease is related to his military service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's residuals of fractured left tibia are rated at 20 percent from August 3, 2016 to August 22, 2017. He is granted a separate 10 percent rating for painful limitation of flexion and a 20 percent rating for dislocated left knee semilunar cartilage since August 3, 2016. A separate 10 percent rating is also granted for slight left knee instability from August 22, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic maxillary sinus disease, finding that the Veteran's symptoms have been present since his military service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of gallbladder removal, finding that the Veteran's condition is not causally or etiologically related to her active duty service and does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to her service-connected schizoaffective disorder.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 10, 2017 for the award of DIC benefits due to additional service personnel records being associated with the claims file afterwards.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated the claimed stroke. The Veteran's representative was not provided an IHP, but there is no prejudice as the matter is being remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's requests for waivers of overpayment of VA benefits were denied. The $2,705.45 debt from FY 2017 was not timely filed, and the $2,912.12 debt from FY 2018 was found to be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and verification of certain records.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the eligibility criteria for non-service connected burial allowance or plot or interment allowance. The appeal is denied.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left toe disability, finding that the evidence did not meet the schedular requirements for a higher evaluation.