Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for left hip extension with painful motion causing functional loss from May 18, 2021, to January 18, 2022.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to errors in the VA records and DFAS payments related to his TDIU and CRDP benefits. The AOJ needs to correct these issues to determine if he is entitled to additional retroactive CRDP payment.

The appeal regarding the cost of non-VA medical services provided on September 21, 2019, has been resolved in full by administrative action. The claim was administratively approved while this appeal was pending.

The Veteran's rating for agoraphobia with panic disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was reduced from 50% to 10%, effective January 1, 2022. The Board has now restored the 50% rating based on evidence showing improvement in the disability.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's appeal involves service connection for oral cancer and the cause of death due to aspiration pneumonia related to his oral cancer. The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in prior decisions, necessitating further development and review.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the underlying case or controversy has been resolved and the appellant was paid for COVID-19 testing services.

The Veteran's thrombocytosis is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the case and requires a VA examination and opinion on remand. The Veteran's respiratory and sinus disabilities are related to his service due to exposure to toxins during active duty.

The Veteran's request for an extension of her delimiting date of September 1, 2021 to use Chapter 33 education benefits is remanded due to a statutory error and incomplete documentation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of evidence regarding payment records and EOBs, which are necessary for determining the eligibility for reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidence, including missing treatment records from a private medical facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Veteran's rheumatism condition is related to his service exposure to cleaning supplies and airborne pathogens, but it did not manifest within the presumptive period for this chronic disease.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a dental disability, specifically chipped teeth, as it requires VHA to adjudicate eligibility under VA regulations.

The Veteran's cause of death was not related to in-service exposure, and the appellant is ineligible for recognition as a dependent child for VA purposes.

The appeal is dismissed as the VA has already resolved this issue through administrative action, approving payment for medical services provided to the Veteran on February 28, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the Veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating for his service-connected residuals of venous thrombosis of the left leg.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to decide this matter, which concerns a VA decision regarding payment for non-VA medical services.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance prior to May 20, 2015 has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical care provided on November 25, 2019, was administratively approved by VA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and throat is at least as likely as not related to in-service exposure to herbicides, including Agent Orange. Service connection for these conditions is therefore granted.