Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran is seeking retroactive Concurrent Receipt of Retired and Disability Pay for the period from June 1, 2013 to August 31, 2013. The Board finds that an audit is necessary to determine the exact payment(s) made and their periods.

The Veteran is entitled to receive additional Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits for tuition and fees at the 100 percent level for her enrollment in the MBA program at the University of Pennsylvania from September 15, 2011 to December 17, 2011 and January 6, 2012 to April 28, 2012.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and missing medical records from a lung transplant. The Veteran's claim for pulmonary disability will be reconsidered with these additional records.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left hip condition, which includes trochanteric bursitis and iliotibial band syndrome, as secondary to his service-connected left knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for gout, finding that the Veteran's current gout is not related to his service or his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma is being remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if it is related to his presumed herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shin splints, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral shin splints had its onset during active duty service and resolving all doubt in his favor.

The Board found that VA properly reduced the Veteran's non-service-connected disability pension benefits due to a change in his countable income, specifically including his Social Security retirement benefits. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to cataracts resulting from left eye surgery is being remanded because the VA did not provide a waiver of consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left arm conditions, as secondary to service-connected cervical spine condition or thoracic and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis. The VA examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right and left arm conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for a paid and due audit to address increases in compensation payments including additional payments for dependency, retirement pay, and CRDP, as well as any applicable explanation for 'phase-in' payments.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination, and thus the case is being remanded for an appropriate examination.

The Veteran's left hip disability is rated at 20 percent effective May 17, 2019. The condition was previously rated as 10 percent prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a failure to provide a VA examination or opinion for the Veteran's bilateral hip disorders. The Veteran missed her scheduled VA examinations due to pregnancy, and the AOJ is required to schedule her for new examinations.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hand pain and numbness, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service, nor any continuity of symptoms since service. The Board also found that the medical evidence does not support a link between current hand pain and numbness and active duty.

The Board has determined that the matter is not ripe for appellate review due to procedural issues and remands it back for compliance with contested claims procedures.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any service-connected conditions and the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings for residuals of right hand fifth metacarpal fracture and left ring fracture have been denied.,The Veteran’s appeal for service connection for hypertension has been remanded due to insufficient opinion regarding onset or etiology.