Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board denied the appellant's request for apportionment of her husband's VA disability compensation due to a lack of financial information showing individual need.

The Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits is being remanded due to a procedural error in the original decision, specifically related to the criteria used to determine if he needed supervision, protection, or instruction. The correct statutory criteria must be applied.

The Veteran's neutropenia and nodular scleritis are granted service connection as the Board finds reasonable doubt in favor of a causal relationship to military service.,Service connection for an autoimmune disease is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has decided that the cause of death is related to service, despite not being a presumptive condition. The case is remanded for further investigation and medical opinion.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits was dismissed because his dependents were restored to his award on the same date they were removed, resulting in no new debt being created.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's menstrual disability is being reviewed again to determine if it was caused or aggravated by her service.

The Board has readjudicated the claims for service connection for right hip arthritis and left hip replacement associated with left hip arthritis. The Veteran's right hip arthritis is not related to his military service, and there is no evidence linking his left hip condition to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for benign lung nodules is denied as his post-bronchodilator FEV-1 was at 99 percent of the predicted value, which fits within the criteria for a zero percent disability rating.

Your appeal for payment of non-VA medical expenses from September 16, 2019 to September 17, 2019 has been resolved by an administrative action. The claim was approved and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's son, D., was denied recognition as a helpless child due to lack of evidence showing permanent incapacity for self-support prior to the age of 18.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in how the Veteran's service connection claim was handled. The issues include determining if the Veteran's cardiac disorders are congenital defects or diseases, and whether they were aggravated during service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia, medial subtalar dislocation of the right foot, left foot hallux valgus, and right foot hallux valgus due to duty to assist errors in obtaining medical opinions that did not consider the Veteran's lay statements about symptom onset.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy to decide due to the invalidation of the overpayment debt and its return in full to the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and needs additional retrospective medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's cerebellar ataxia.

The Veteran's niece, who is applying to be the Primary Family Caregiver, cannot be enrolled in the PCAFC program due to the Veteran's death. The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits must therefore be denied as a matter of law.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver to recover an overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's death was deemed to be caused by his service-connected multiple myeloma, which is presumed due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The appellant's need for aid and attendance has also been established, leading to the effective dates of May 6, 2023, for both DIC benefits.

The appeal is denied as the non-VA medical services provided on April 27, 2021 were not authorized by VA and thus no legal basis for payment exists.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a hysterectomy, finding that the Veteran's painful menses during active service led to her need for a hysterectomy.