Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VRAP benefits in the amount of $2087.47 was validly created and granted a waiver, considering the Veteran's mitigating circumstances such as her stress and anxiety issues, reliance on the VRAP program, and financial hardship.

The Veteran's circadian sleep disorder was granted a 30 percent rating from October 10, 2010 to October 12, 2016.,An effective date earlier than May 24, 2019 for the 50 percent rating for circadian sleep disorder (claimed as insomnia) was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and for accrued benefits, finding no evidence to support a link between any in-service conditions and his death.

The Board has determined that psoriatic arthritis (of the entire body) had its onset during active service and granted service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death due to multiple myeloma, finding that there was no evidence linking his condition to military service or exposure to radiation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left eye disability, finding that there is no evidence of current disability and insufficient evidence to establish one during the pendency of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, specifically whether it was incurred in service or related to his time in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral jaw fracture residuals were granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent from September 27, 2018. The condition was found to warrant this rating due to limited motion of the inter-incisal range.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for cause of death, finding that the evidence did not reach a level of equipoise and thus denying the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection due to a November 1965 motor vehicle accident is being remanded. Additionally, the issue of special monthly compensation based on need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound is also being remanded.

The Board has decided that the withholding of VA disability compensation benefits for Fiscal Year 2015 due to concurrent receipt of military pay was proper, but it is remanded because there are issues regarding the amount of the debt and whether it is valid.

The Board restored the appellant's service connection for traumatic tendonitis of the right hand and found that his character of discharge did not bar him from receiving VA benefits.

The Veteran was denied a waiver of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his failure to report his wife's income, which resulted in the creation of the overpayment. The Board found that the Veteran knowingly failed to report his wife's income with intent to seek an unfair advantage and resulting loss to the government.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his bilateral syndactylization of the fourth and fifth toes is denied as he already has the highest permissible schedular rating for this disability.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service was due to willful and persistent misconduct, not a minor offense. The Board also determined there is no evidence of insanity at the time of his in-service misconduct. As such, the character of the appellant’s discharge from service bars him from receiving VA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hammer toe as the Veteran's pre-existing condition did not worsen during his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for further development due to incomplete evidence and need for additional examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development and clarification of the examiner's opinion regarding the presence of internal or external penile deformity.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Veteran's adult son filed a claim for accrued benefits, but the claim was denied because he did not meet the eligibility criteria and the application was not timely filed.