Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal requesting an earlier effective date for the payment of additional compensation for his spouse, T.S.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected status post healed fracture of the right distal tibia and fibula, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of moderate knee or ankle disability warranting a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for VR&E services, including on the job training (OJT) for the Copper Cap Program and associated costs is granted due to the need for additional education benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot bunion, status post bunionectomy and left foot bunion, status post bunionectomy as there is no competent or credible evidence that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dental treatment purposes for residuals of dental trauma to tooth #10 is denied as there is no evidence showing a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left thumb disabilities due to inadequate range of motion studies provided by VA examiners. The Veteran is also requested to provide any additional pertinent evidence.

The Board has ordered a remand for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for back disability, specifically addressing whether his scoliosis and spina bifida are congenital diseases or defects, and if so, whether they were aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of documentation showing that the Veteran participated in an ROTC program and had a service obligation upon completion of such program. The Veteran's active duty service from March 26, 2011, to May 8, 2012, is not considered qualifying service for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits because the total benefit payable to the Veteran does not permit payment of a reasonable amount to the appellant.

The Board has granted service connection for a right quadricep tendon injury as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability. The appeal regarding compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied, and the case is remanded for further action on the temporary total disability rating claim.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of education benefits, including the validity of the debt, has been dismissed because he did not respond to a request for documents within one year.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his time in service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected insomnia is remanded due to the failure to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of an overpayment of Chapter 33 education benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of skin disability and service connection for left eye disability were both denied by the Board. The skin disability claim was denied as not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating, while the left eye disability claim was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an umbilical hernia, finding no evidence linking it to his active military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) from January 1, 2018 to December 1, 2018, and thus denied nonservice-connected pension for this period. However, from January 1, 2018 onwards, the Board has granted nonservice-connected pension as his income did not exceed the MAPR.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an examination for onychomycosis (toenail fungus) and requests that more development be done before final decision.

The Board previously denied the appellant's claim for surviving spouse status, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) remanded it. The case is being sent back to the AOJ for further review of new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right elbow condition. The claim will be reviewed again with an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.