Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various foot conditions due to insufficient information in the VA examination report.

Your claim for a Level 2 stipend under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) has been granted. The appeal is dismissed as moot since your case was already resolved in favor of you prior to this decision.

The Board granted the appellant's appeal for VA death pension and special monthly pension benefits, finding that she meets the income and net worth requirements and requires nursing home care due to her disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, finding that his current diagnosis of papulosquamous disorder is related to his combat service in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for dementia due to insufficient evidence and a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's diplopia is related to his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the validity of the debt and the referral for waiver of recovery of overpayment. The AOJ needs to verify the number of drill days and pay received by the Veteran in FY 2021, prepare a comprehensive audit of his VA compensation account, request an updated Financial Status Report, and then refer the matter to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises for readjudication.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted in April 2020, effective December 4, 2018. As the grant resolved the issue, it is dismissed as moot.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to S-DVI benefits due to the Veteran's death, and Appellant does not have standing to pursue this appeal as insurance claims are excluded from substitution.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for stroke residuals before the Board made a decision.

The Board has found that the decision on appeal is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and inadequate medical review, and the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC Level 2 benefits needs to be reassessed under the correct statutory criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for trouble breathing from the left nostril, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected TMJ with bruxism. The issue of entitlement to service connection for droopy left eye remains pending and will require further examination and opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death as the appellant requested a withdrawal of her appeal.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of CLL and SMC at the housebound rate due to a lack of prior service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there has not been a decision by VHA and an administrative review process within VHA has not been exhausted.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for throat cancer has been granted and the case is remanded to consider it on its merits.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected mild aortic regurgitation and TDIU due to VA's failure to obtain relevant private medical records. The Veteran is required to provide authorization for these records, which will be obtained by VA.