Other conditions decisions — 2023

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate cancer has been dismissed due to his death. The claim will be closed as the Board does not have jurisdiction over the case.

The Board granted the Veteran's waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's dementia and resulting financial hardship.

The Board has decided that the eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is in dispute and requires further review due to incomplete records, legally inadequate notification letters, and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for hammertoes due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist omissions. The Veteran's appeal is now pending and will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal to readjudicate the claim for service connection for a neck condition, and the Board dismissed it.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for breast cancer before the decision was made.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected deep vein thrombosis, left leg, with post phlebitic syndrome is remanded due to the inadequacy of the February 2020 VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claim for CLL based on herbicide exposure is remanded due to incomplete service records and the need to clarify his MOS duties.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for residuals of carcinoma of the sigmoid colon is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.

The Board denied service connection for chronic yeast infections as they are not related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes, type II.

The Veteran's daughter is appealing for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) but her appeal was dismissed as the Veteran passed away before final approval could be granted.

The Veteran's death was caused by multiple myeloma, which is presumed to have been incurred due to his service in the Republic of Vietnam. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional dependency benefits based on school attendance for his child, N., from August 20, 2018, forward. The decision found that N.'s election to receive Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 barred any subsequent payment of VA disability compensation based on N.'s school attendance.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on January 14, 2020, as it was authorized through the Veterans TriWest Program and has already been granted.

The Board has decided that the overpayment of VA benefits in the amount of $1,627.22 was improperly created and is remanding the case for further action to determine its validity.

The Board has determined that the debt in the amount of $759.84 for overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill was improperly created and requires further review to determine if it should be considered valid.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of radiculopathy in both upper extremities due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to legal inadequacy in the notification letter and a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding eligibility for higher-level PCAFC benefits.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the Appellant withdrew her request for a decision on the medical expenses.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person was granted in full.