Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Veteran's adult son is not considered a child for accrued benefits purposes, and thus the appellant cannot receive additional pension benefit payments.

The appeal concerning the payment for non-VA emergency medical services provided to the Veteran on September 16, 2019 is dismissed because the claim was not adjudicated by VA and should be submitted to a VA contractor.

The Veteran's spouse was added to his compensation award as a dependent effective August 21, 2013. The decision grants the claim for an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment due to delayed response is denied as untimely.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and tinnitus. The decision on the left and right foot conditions is pending as remanded.

New evidence has been submitted suggesting the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection is being readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's gout is related to service-connected hypertension or Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran must provide a medical opinion on these issues.

The appeal for service connection of bilateral eye condition was dismissed as the Veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement or new and material evidence within one year of the August 2017 decision.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of medical services provided on July 2, 2018 was resolved by an administrative action that approved the claim.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, is found to be service connected due to his exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is primarily manifested by anxiety, paranoia, and mild memory loss. The severity, frequency, and duration of these symptoms more closely approximate a 30 percent rating rather than a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for acoustic neuroma, also claimed as memory loss, is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acoustic neuroma.

The Veteran's medical services provided by the appellant from February 13, 2018, to February 22, 2018 are being remanded for further action due to incomplete or missing information in the decision and appeal process.

The Veteran's son is not eligible for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1815 because the appellant's mother, who is not a Vietnam veteran, does not meet the criteria for spina bifida birth defects.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood, finding that his symptoms have not more closely approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board determined that the rate of nonservice-connected pension benefits effective May 8, 2011 was proper and denied the claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left hip disabilities are being remanded due to the need for a new examination and additional records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service. The Board noted that while he had COPD and acute bronchitis during service, these conditions are not related to asbestos exposure.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective July 6, 2012. The earliest date of unemployability is more than one year prior to this date.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Wellington Regional Medical Center from July 3, 2009 to July 6, 2009 were denied as he was not service-connected for any disability and the treatment did not meet the criteria of a medical emergency.