Other conditions decisions — 2022

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge from service was a bar to VA benefits due to his prolonged absence without leave (AWOL). The appeal is denied.

The claim for service connection has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The Veteran's skin disability, including fungal infection of the feet, is remanded for further examination and development. His colon cancer is also remanded for a VA gastrointestinal examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility to VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying military service, and thus did not address any issues related to service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for TMJ was denied as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to consider the merits of the case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and entitlement to a temporary total disability rating due to incomplete records from December 3, 2010 to April 1, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for thoracic outlet syndrome, left side was denied. The appeal regarding initial disability ratings for lumbosacral spine disability in excess of the assigned percentages prior to July 1, 2009; from July 1, 2009; and from April 22, 2022, was also denied.

The Board found the overpayment of $243 for the period from July 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015 was validly created. The appeal as to the validity of this portion of the Veteran's debt is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient VA examination opinions and outstanding treatment records.

The Board denied the appeal because a timely Substantive Appeal was not filed within the required time frame, as evidenced by the appellant's VA Form 9 being received after the expiration of the 60-day period from the date of the SOC.

The Board has decided that the file is incomplete and the notifications are legally inadequate under 38 U.S.C. § 5104, as well as the medical decision upon which the decision was based is inconsistent with applicable law due to an incorrect definition of 'need for supervision, protection or instruction' in 38 C.F.R. § 71.15. The appeal is remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his service-connected keloids of the head and face was denied. The maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 7800 (for scars of the head, face, or neck) is 80 percent, which has been granted since April 5, 2019. For a period prior to May 28, 2019, the Veteran was assigned a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 (for scars that are painful and/or unstable). From May 28, 2019, to January 8, 2020, he received a 20 percent rating. Since then, his claim for higher ratings has been denied.

Your appeal has been dismissed because you have requested to withdraw your appeal.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions obtained prior to the decision on appeal are inadequate and remanded for further clarification of whether the Veteran's dementia is caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for eligibility to the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is being remanded due to errors in the original decision and a need for further clarification.

The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service at U-Tapao Airfield in Thailand.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding service connection for a skin disorder and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The appeal regarding the effective date of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 5, 2015 is dismissed as there are no legal grounds for further consideration.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to beneficiary travel benefits on February 4, 2021, February 9, 2021, February 11, 2021, February 12, 2021, and February 16, 2021 as the AOJ reversed the denial in a subsequent notice.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder because the Veteran's personality disorder is not a disease or injury that can be service connected, and there is no evidence of a superimposed psychiatric disease or injury during service.