Other conditions decisions — 2019

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental injury, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service trauma.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for VA benefits due to his other than honorable discharge from service, finding that he was discharged under conditions of willful and persistent misconduct.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression was productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupation tasks prior to August 1, 2016. The Board denied a higher rating for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity numbness due to a lack of nexus opinion and need for clarification on her diagnosis.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine the validity of a drill pay debt from FY 2015. The VA needs to provide an accounting of how the $3,543.65 debt was calculated and document the service dates used.

The Veteran's Parkinson’s disease residuals are currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 30 percent for balance impairment, stooped posture, and bradykinesia.,The Veteran's speech change is not shown to be more than mild.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a duodenal ulcer because there was no evidence showing that his pre-existing duodenal ulcer was incurred or aggravated during service.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis is not productive of voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The appellant was not legally married to the Veteran at the time of his death, and therefore does not meet the criteria for surviving spouse status.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete VA examination, and further development is needed to determine if any diagnosed lung disability, including granulomas of the lung, had onset in or is otherwise related to active service, specifically as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Veteran's death certificate showed the cause of death as uremia and chronic renal failure, which was his last sickness. The appellant is not entitled to reimbursement for assisted living expenses paid from the Irrevocable Trust fund because those funds were used to pay the Veteran’s expenses during his lifetime.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for right leg pain with a circulation disability and left leg pain with a circulation disability, as well as his claim for entitlement to TDIU. The Board has dismissed these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for supraventricular tachyarrhythmia was denied in June 1993, and the effective date of his award is set at May 8, 2014.

The Veteran's widow is denied recognition as his surviving spouse for VA death benefits due to remarriage after the Veteran's death.