Other conditions Board decisions

The claim to reopen entitlement to service connection for right upper extremity residuals of gunshot wound is granted. The claim of entitlement to service connection for right upper extremity residuals of gunshot wound is remanded.

The Veteran is seeking a retroactive payment for the period from March 2013 to July 2015, which he claims was not fully compensated by VA. The Board has ordered another financial audit to determine the amount of retroactive benefits paid and any amount still owed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence and the need for VA examination. The Veteran's respiratory disability is being reviewed again, including obtaining service treatment records and a medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence added to the record after a previous Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran's claim for TDIU will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a low back disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his back disability and TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep condition and his service exposure to burn pits. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if his sleep condition is related to his time in service.

The Veteran's other unspecified trauma disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The Veteran also meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected other unspecified trauma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral foot metatarsalgia is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to the Appellant not qualifying as a surviving spouse because she remarried after the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for higher evaluations for his service-connected residual of burns to face and left arm is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of diverticulitis had its onset during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bruxism as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's disabilities make him need the regular aid and attendance of another person or render him housebound. The issue of special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound is now pending.

The Veteran's son, B., was not eligible for additional dependency benefits from December 2014 to September 2015 because he turned 23 years old in that period and did not meet the criteria for school attendance benefits.

The Board denied recognition as the surviving spouse for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits because the appellant and the Veteran did not enter into a valid marriage for at least 1 year prior to the Veteran’s death, and they did not hold themselves out as married prior to their August 2016 marriage.

The Veteran's claims for education benefits under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) and work-study education benefits were denied as she did not meet the eligibility criteria for any of these programs.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Raynaud’s phenomenon and adjustment disorder with insomnia are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for extraschedular TDIU consideration. The Board cannot make a decision on the rating claim as it is not currently before them.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for surgical scar, right lower extremity associated with lymphedema associated with post-operative fasciotomy was denied. The Board has remanded the issue due to new evidence received after the October 2019 supplemental statement of the case.