Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal is remanded to ensure the issue of reasonableness of attorney fees from past-due benefits awarded in the October 2018 Rating Decision is referred to the OGC for decision.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's spouse's access to VA educational benefits is dismissed as the Board has granted her eligibility for Dependents' Education Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The appeal concerning the disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with opioid and cannabis use disorder has been withdrawn by the appellant's authorized representative.

The Veteran's stepchild, E.B., is not eligible for recognition as a dependent 'stepchild' for additional VA disability compensation due to the criteria not being met (acquiring status before age of 18 and becoming permanently incapable of self-support prior to age 18).

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip disorders as the evidence does not show that these conditions had their onset during service or are otherwise related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for a dental disability, to include loss of teeth number 8 and 9, due to in-service dental trauma for compensation purposes. The case is remanded for further action regarding treatment purposes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 17, 2017, as the evidence demonstrated that he was able to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred at Lakeview Regional Medical Center on March 2, 2015, is being remanded due to incomplete documentation and lack of compliance with previous Board directives.

The Board denied service connection for OCD, finding that the condition pre-existed service and did not increase in severity during service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of non-VA prescription medications and medical expenses due to lack of a decision by the AOJ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for right and left pneumothorax, finding that his correspondence did not constitute a valid Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to June 24, 2014 is denied as the evidence does not show he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal, gall blader, and pancreatic disorders as well as a right lower extremity neurological disorder are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding herbicide exposure. The VA will attempt to provide the Veteran with VA examinations to obtain needed opinions on the relationship between his current disabilities and his military service, including his presumptive herbicide exposure.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is entitled to a remand for an addendum medical opinion regarding her claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a double mastectomy, as she contends that VA negligence led to her breast cancer and subsequent mastectomy.

The appeal regarding the validity of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits was dismissed as moot due to a full waiver being granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an enlarged heart, finding no current disability and that the evidence did not support a link to a service-connected condition.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to evaluate the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected costochondritis/atypical chest pain.

The Board has granted service connection for sinus bradycardia, finding that the Veteran's current condition began during his military service and is related to his reported chest pain in service.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of her appeal, and therefore, the Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying issues.

The Veteran's appeal to determine if the recoupment of disability compensation due to receipt of separation pay was proper has been dismissed because concurrent adjudication of multiple appeal streams for the same issue(s) on appeal is prohibited.