Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete documentation and the need for referral of his request for waiver of overpayment to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises (COWC).

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of a May 2019 VA audit report at his hearing, understanding the consequences.

Your appeal has been dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal (service connection for cause of death) has been fully granted in a recent rating decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as his character of discharge is dishonorable, which constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Veteran's claim for accrued benefits was granted with an effective date of March 26, 1991. The appeal is dismissed as there are no unresolved issues.

The Board has determined that the initial decision denying payment or reimbursement for ambulance transport by Ogden City Corporation on September 11, 2020 is not clear and does not provide adequate notice of the basis for the denial. The Veteran's claim must be remanded to obtain additional evidence related to his income status and medical expenses.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for non-union of right clavicular fracture, neck injury, and mid back injury as there is no new and relevant evidence to support these claims. The Veteran's radiculopathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities was also denied as it is not related to his period of active service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for congestive heart failure with chronic atrial fibrillation has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cognitive impairment due to VA treatment, finding that there was no additional disability caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or fault.

The Board has granted recognition of the appellant as the Veteran's surviving spouse for death benefits purposes, based on continuous cohabitation until the Veteran's death in October 1977.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the addition of his spouse as a dependent was denied because he did not provide proof of dependency within one year of being notified of qualifying rating actions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder is related to stressful events during his active duty service and grants this claim.

The Veteran's service connection claim for POTS was granted as the evidence showed that his symptoms began during active military service and were related to an in-service event.

The Board found that the creation of part of the overpayment was proper, but the validity of its amount was challenged. The portion created from February 1, 2016 to May 31, 2019 is considered properly created, while the portion from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2021 is improperly created and nullified.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a skin disorder of the feet is dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 100 percent rating for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) is granted, effective from November 21, 2019. The reduction in the rating for NHL from 10 percent to noncompensable effective July 1, 2021 was not proper.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of teeth due to trauma, finding that there is no current compensable dental disorder and thus not meeting the criteria for VA compensation.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for service connection for dental disability for treatment purposes has been dismissed as requested by the Veteran.

The Veteran's cause of death, brain cancer, is not considered service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Board found the claim for service connection denied.

The Board denied service connection for a right hand/thumb disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not attributable to his military service.