Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for Chapter 31 benefits needs to be reviewed again due to incomplete documentation. The case is being sent back for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's essential tremors are related to service, specifically exposure to Agent Orange and/or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran is also seeking service connection for his essential tremors as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, diabetes, or impingement syndrome of the bilateral shoulders.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to February 27, 2015 has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge does not constitute willful and persistent misconduct, thus her OTH discharge is not a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for vaginal and breast cysts, finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions began during her military service or are related to any in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with prior remand instructions and additional development is needed for a supplemental VA examination.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain the Veteran's DFAS pay history for March 2013 and from September 2013 to December 2013, and to confirm if a prior $1,600 debt was part of the current overpayment calculation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's defective vision, diagnosed as age-related macular degeneration, is not related to his service or any service-connected conditions. Therefore, service connection for defective vision is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for dysphagia, vocal cord paralysis and achalasia were denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his active duty or due to VA care.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and need for additional opinions regarding the relationship of the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma to service, including his existing seborrhea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vision loss due to pituitary macroadenoma, with moderate mass effect on the optic chiasm. The evidence did not support a relationship between the Veteran’s vision loss and his military service including exposure to herbicide agents.

The case is remanded to obtain a retrospective medical opinion regarding the Appellant's state of mind at the time he committed offenses leading to his discharge from service. The examiner must consider various allegations and evidence related to the Appellant's mental health.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a brain tumor has been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has determined that the issue of nonservice-connected pension benefits prior to December 20, 2017 is remanded due to unclear calculations of unreimbursed medical expenses and discrepancies in Medicare premiums paid by the Veteran and his spouse. The case must be returned for further review.

The Veteran's cause of death due to gastric carcinoma is related to herbicide exposure in service, and the claim for death pension benefits has been dismissed as moot.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $19,775 because the Veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year from the notification letter that removed dependents from his award effective July 1, 2005.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for throat cancer, which was allegedly due to exposure to herbicides, has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for herniated nucleus pulposus status post L5-S1 discectomy are remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to comply with requirements of Sharp v. Shulkin, 29 Vet. App. (2017).

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development and lack of compliance with previous instructions. The Veteran's lung condition claim is also being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding asbestos exposure and its relation to his service-connected heart disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding E.P.S.'s death, and for further development of records from the Philippine Statistics Authority and Armed Forces of the Philippines.