Other conditions Board decisions

The Board finds that additional income and medical expense information is necessary to decide if nonservice-connected pension benefits should have been awarded from May 18, 2015.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for esophagal cancer due to water contamination exposure at Camp Lejeune, finding no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma, which is secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service, has been remanded due to the need for further investigation and a dose estimate based on available methodologies.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right scrotum varicocele and residuals status post right eye orbitotomy due to outstanding treatment records that have not yet been associated with the claims file. The Veteran is seeking higher initial ratings for these service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for psoriatic arthritis, diagnosed as psoriatic spondylitis arthritis with bilateral hip and back pain, to include as secondary to her service-connected psoriasis. The other two issues of service connection (for pancreatitis and polycystic ovary syndrome) were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her appeals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to November 3, 2014 for adding his current spouse, P., and for removing his former spouse, S., from his VA disability compensation award. The Board found that the proper effective dates were assigned.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic liver disease and remanded the claim of entitlement to Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left leg shin splints, as well as her claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and hallux valgus with right bunionectomy. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as they could not verify his service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, and therefore did not meet the criteria for veteran status.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left thigh atrophy as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, finding that there is a causal relationship between the two conditions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of gallbladder disability, tooth and gum disability, bilateral foot arthritis, and granted service connection for interstitial cystitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations did not comply with the February 2018 remand directives and have ordered additional examinations for both bilateral eye disorder and skin disorder.

The Board has decided that further development is needed for the Veteran's eye disability claim, including a VA examination to determine if his eye disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for additional dependency benefits due to his current spouse, finding that the earliest possible effective date was July 20, 2018.

The Veteran's death was due to a service-connected disability, but the Appellant is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits because he turned 26 years old before his father died.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to his service-connected back disability are being remanded as the VA examinations did not comply with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), and a new examination is required.

The Board found that the reduction of the Appellant's survivor pension benefits effective February 1, 2014 was proper due to her receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits.

The Board found that the overpayment of apportionment benefits was properly created and denied the appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, is found to be etiologically related to his active service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the October 2019 VA examination report and the need for further VA evaluation of the Veteran's right mandibular fracture residuals with temporomandibular joint dysfunction.