Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete records. The Veteran needs to provide missing documents or information.

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met.

The Veteran's diagnosed PLS is considered a variant of ALS and warrants presumptive service connection under VA regulations.

The Veteran's stomach cancer is remanded for further development and a VA opinion to determine if it is related to service, including herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's child (A.L.S.) was not entitled to additional compensation benefits for a dependent because she turned 18 years old in 2007 and did not file a claim within one year of turning 18.

The Veteran's claim for dependency benefits was granted, and the effective date is set at July 14, 2017.

Your appeal has been dismissed because you requested to withdraw it.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the left cheek is related to sun exposure during service. Cancer of the hands has not been diagnosed, and thus service connection for cancer of the hands is denied. Service connection for cancer of the neck is granted.

The Board denied the appeal as the overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits was validly created.

The Board denied service connection for a left elbow condition as there was no causal relationship between the in-service complaint of lateral epicondylitis and the current diagnosis of medial epicondylitis.

The Veteran's claims for TDIU and an increased disability rating in excess of 60 percent for BPH have been dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy.

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder has been rated at 30 percent since April 22, 2019. The Board found that the symptoms most closely approximate a 30 percent rating - occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks but generally functioning satisfactorily.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and readjudicating the service connection claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the appellant's net worth is not excessive for receiving death pension benefits, given her life expectancy and income. The appeal based on net worth is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tongue cancer is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors and the need to verify herbicide agent exposure in the offshore waters of Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for right ear infections and otitis media because no new and relevant evidence was presented.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for Barrett's esophagus or gastritis, nasal fracture residuals, and plantar fasciitis. However, the claim for gastrointestinal disorders is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's claim for payment of authorized medical care provided by Generation Care Ivy-Grand Haven on and after August 29, 2019 is remanded due to the lack of documentation for the period after that date.

The Veteran's appeal is partially granted, with a remand for further action on the service connection claim. The initial rating for other specified trauma related disorder remains at 30 percent. Service connection for colon cancer and its relation to asbestos exposure is also remanded.