Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for irritable colon syndrome, the highest available under DC 7319, finding that the Veteran's symptoms of severe diarrhea and alternating diarrhea with more or less constant abdominal distress meet the criteria for this rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for soft-tissue sarcoma is reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the condition.

The Veteran's service-connected dysphagia and stricture of the esophagus are granted with a separate 30 percent rating, while his reflux and regurgitation associated with dysphagia remain at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her lumbar spine disability is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of her service-connected condition, including range of motion testing and functional loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal regarding an overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35, United States Code. The decision found that the removal of the Veteran’s child from his VA compensation award was proper and that the resulting overpayment was valid.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for dental conditions due to conflicting evidence and need for further examination.

Compensation for a left lower trunk brachial plexus injury, plexopathy incomplete, as a result of VA treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is granted. The claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and the issue regarding Graves Disease and hypothyroidism are remanded.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease status post double coronary artery bypass graft) is rated at 100 percent, which covers chronic congestive heart failure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to November 1, 2016, for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits. The decision states that the effective date is the date of receipt of the claim, which was November 3, 2016.

The Veteran's initial rating for disabilities of the right-hand fingers and PTSD is denied. The effective dates for these conditions are also denied. The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to insufficient documentation about his occupational and educational history. The AOJ needs to obtain the Veteran's completed VA Form 21-8940 and any other relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded two issues: whether the termination of payment due to fugitive felon status was proper and whether an overpayment should be created. The decision is not about service connection.

The Board determined that the appellant's entire period of service from April 12, 1966 to May 11, 1973 was dishonorable due to AWOL for more than 180 days. As a result, his character of discharge bars him from receiving VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a throat disorder due to the need for further examination and development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange, burning jet fuel, and radiation. The VA will obtain an estimate of radiation exposures for multi-channel transmitter operator maintenance technicians and provide access to the electronic claims file to a VA examiner to provide addendum opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's follicular adenoma with nodular goiter.

The Veteran's service-connected left and right Achilles tendonitis have been rated at 10 percent each since August 24, 2007.,There is no evidence showing that the Veteran’s Achilles tendonitis has warranted a higher rating under any applicable Diagnostic Codes.

The Veteran's claim for additional Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits greater than 5 months and 15 days as of December 15, 2011 is denied due to the limitation on total educational benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia, finding that the Veteran's exposure to toxic smoke during his Gulf War service is related to his condition.

The Veteran's appeal for Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was denied. The case is dismissed as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.