Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral eye disabilities and TDIU due to additional development being necessary. The issues of service connection and TDIU are intertwined, so both must be addressed together.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding private treatment records from Delta Memorial Hospital, Dumas, Arkansas. The Veteran is required to provide authorization for these records and VA will attempt to obtain them.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's drill days and pay in FY 2015, which is needed for a fully informed decision on the validity of any overpayment.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory condition must be remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits is remanded due to a lack of proper notice and the need to evaluate under the correct statutory criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death is service-connected due to his presumed exposure to toxic herbicide agents while in service, which contributed to his brain tumor.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the issue regarding a temporary total evaluation due to treatment for a service-connected or other condition subject to compensation because the appellant, through his authorized representative, requested and confirmed withdrawal of this issue.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA approved the medical expenses for services provided by BLCW on December 18, 2018.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for increased benefits based on the need for aid and attendance, finding that no clear evidence supports a claim prior to March 15, 2021.

The Board has determined that the episode of care for May 16, 2020 at EPMG Northern Michigan, PLLC was authorized and a payment was issued. The issue is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected onychomycosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing treatment records and an incomplete statement of reasons or bases. The Veteran's vision impairment, including loss of visual acuity and visual field loss, is being evaluated for its relationship to ocular histoplasmosis.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot amputation and denied entitlement to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound. The Veteran's claim for service connection was denied because the evidence did not support an etiological relationship between his right foot amputation and either service or his service-connected comminuted right distal fibula.

The Veteran's eligibility for participation in VA's PCAFC program is being remanded due to a lack of adequate medical opinion supporting the decision.

The Veteran's appeals for financial assistance for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Appellant died during the pendency of the case, and no one is eligible to take her place in this appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for interstitial lung disease was granted with an effective date of August 23, 2018. The Board found that the earlier effective date is warranted based on the receipt of the claim and a VA examiner's opinion supporting the Veteran's contention.

The Veteran's death in 1987 means the appeal for special home adaptation benefits is dismissed as it does not survive the Veteran.

The Board found that the overpayment of $6,858.74 was properly created due to the Veteran's failure to notify VA of his change in marital status after his spouse's death.