Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection for bruxism as secondary to PTSD is reinstated, effective September 19, 2012. The initial compensable rating for anemia prior to December 9, 2018 and greater than 10 percent thereafter is denied.

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

The Veteran did not have qualifying wartime service for death pension purposes, thus denying the claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral subtalar joint synovitis, finding that it is due to her service and resolving all reasonable doubt in her favor.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased special monthly compensation (SMC) rate has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this claim as it is no longer relevant.

The Board denied the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. §§ 1805 and 1815 for a child born with spina bifida or other covered birth defects, as the Appellant does not have a diagnosis of spina bifida and her mother is not a Vietnam Veteran. The claim for service connection for Raynaud's disease due to exposure to herbicide agents in service was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for herpes simplex, type II because there is no evidence of a diagnosis during active duty and the medical opinion was against a direct link to service.

The Board has remanded the cases of A. and B., who are adult daughters of the Veteran, to obtain additional information from Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding their disability status.

The Veteran's initial ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities were denied, with the Board finding that the conditions did not meet criteria for higher ratings based on specific anatomical findings or functional loss.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for left ear injury, manifested by pain. The evidence submitted did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim and does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate prior examinations of the Veteran's right hand, and a new examination is required to determine if his current right hand disorders are related to service.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected left upper extremity disability, effective from March 30, 2012. The issue of an extraschedular rating for the same condition is dismissed as moot due to the award of a TDIU.

The Board has denied service connection for right eye disability, left eye disability, and dysentery. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that it is not related to service or his service-connected back disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by rib pain, finding that there is no evidence of current disability related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) as a disability of service origin, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information and scheduling issues for a hearing. The claim for NSC pension is not granted.

The Veteran's surviving spouse filed an informal claim for death pension benefits in 2011, but the formal claim was not submitted until September 2014. The Board found that no valid claim existed prior to its receipt by VA and denied the request for an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the reduction in VA disability compensation for military drill pay and the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits.