Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits because he did not have sufficient qualifying active duty service after September 10, 2001, as determined by the Department of Defense (DoD). The Veteran provided evidence showing his continued belief that he had such qualifying active duty service since the July 2014 decision, but this was considered duplicative. No new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current gynecological condition, including whether her March 2004 hysterectomy is related to service. The issue will be adjudicated de novo.

The Board has decided that the overpayment calculation is inaccurate and requires a detailed accounting of amounts received by the Veteran. The case is being sent back to VA for this purpose.

The Veteran's death was caused by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which is presumed to be due to exposure to Agent Orange during service. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left arm cancer, finding that it was present within a year of his separation from active duty and is related to service.

The Veteran's net worth exceeds the maximum net worth limits for nonservice-connected pension benefits since October 18, 2018, and thus his claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death. The VA examiner needs to provide a more detailed opinion on whether any of the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities combined with another disorder to cause his death, or aided or lent assistance to his death.

The Board denied service connection for right elbow disability as the evidence did not show a link between any current right elbow disorder and the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for her low back disability and service connection for urinary frequency are being remanded due to the need for additional development of records, including from Walter Reed Hospital and Hawley Army Hospital. The Veteran is also scheduled for a VA examination to assess the severity of her low back disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of lacerations of the right hand prior to August 16, 2018 was denied as his scars were not found to be painful or unstable.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for residuals of lacerations of the right hand since August 16, 2018 was denied as none of his scars were found to be painful or unstable.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's status-post coccygeal fracture from December 2, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for bronchiectasis was dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim at this time.

The Veteran's neurogenic bladder was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established, and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's net worth is not excessive for receiving nonservice-connected pension benefits, and thus the appeal is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left hip arthroplasty is granted, and the claim for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) from March 2, 2016 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination in February 2018, which did not address whether the Veteran's current anemia is related to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's left hip disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease with limitation of motion in flexion, is rated at 10 percent prior to May 12, 2014. A separate 10 percent rating for limitation of extension of the left hip is granted.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence linking his hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease to service or his presumed exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's groin injury during service resulted in current residuals including pain, urogenital problems, and testicular issues. The Board found that the in-service injury contributed to his current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for recognition of his spouse, R.R., as a dependent for additional dependency compensation due to insufficient evidence showing a common-law marriage prior to January 1, 1997.