Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of his appeal for Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The Board has dismissed this appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the VA AOJ administratively approved and paid for the medical expenses incurred by Rennes Health Center East.

The Veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Korea.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension was denied as there is no evidence of a prior claim or appeal, and the most probative evidence supports the current effective date.

The Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme is being remanded due to the need for additional private treatment records and a request for authorization of these records.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to the appellant receiving payment and the Veteran indicating that their account was settled.

The Board has vacated the previous remand decision and is now remanding the case to determine if the Veteran meets all criteria for PCAFC eligibility, including serious injury during a period of service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as it was not appealed within one year of the initial grant in April 2018.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and a potential error in how the claim was handled under VA regulations. The Veteran's claim for ambulance transportation services will be reconsidered with consideration of applicable laws and regulations.

The Board dismissed the appeal for waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits as the debt was fully resolved by a March 2022 decision.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the overpayment was waived, and there is no further relief to be granted.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided by Regents of University of Michigan on October 27, 2019 is dismissed as the Board does not have jurisdiction to review such claims.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 25, 2017 for service connection for multiple myeloma.

The Board has decided that the service connection for metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma as secondary to prostate cancer (in remission) should be remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for CLL is dismissed as it did not initiate an appeal of the original rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the Veteran's claimed sinus disability, despite clinical treatment records showing a current diagnosis and his reports of breaking his nose during service. The examiner is requested to address whether the Veteran's sinus disability clearly and unmistakably preexisted service or had an onset in, or is otherwise related to, his period of active-duty service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected wounds to the left thigh and hand have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and will consider service connection for meningioma on its merits.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was submitted, warranting readjudication of the claims for service connection for tremors, hernia residuals and cysts, and ulcers.