Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) as the condition is currently asymptomatic and at Rai Stage 0, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for gout due to a lack of consideration of all evidence and an inadequate nexus opinion.

The Veteran's spouse is not eligible for an extension of her delimiting period of October 29, 2022, as she does not meet any exception to the 10-year delimiting period. The Board finds that the Appellant is not eligible for such an extension.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the overpayment of $335.80 in monthly housing allowance, but denied the waiver request for the overpayment of $125 for books/supplies.,The Veteran was not at fault and did attend school during the time the housing allowance was provided.

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and there are no eligible persons to request substitution.

The appeal is dismissed because the medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on January 18, 2021, are covered under the Veterans Community Care Program and payment rates are governed by contractual agreements that do not allow for Board review.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits was not properly created due to sole administrative error by VA, and thus granted the Veteran's appeal.

The Veteran's death precludes eligibility for PCAFC benefits, and the appeal is denied as a matter of law.

The appeal is dismissed because the medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on January 4, 2021, are covered under the Veterans Community Care Program and payment rates are governed by contractual agreements that do not allow for Board review.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to cover her children Z.D. and Z.H., finding that the Veteran was providing reasonable support for all three of his children, including Z.D. and Z.H.

The Board denied a higher evaluation for right thumb fracture residuals, finding that the Veteran's condition does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent due to functional limitation of motion.

The appeal is dismissed because the dispute over payment for home health services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) falls outside of the Board's jurisdiction and must be resolved through other administrative procedures.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date beyond September 1, 2020, for VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) was denied as none of the limited circumstances allowing for such an extension are applicable in this case.

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the cost of non-VA medical services provided on October 3, 2020.

The Board has denied service connection for left and right foot disorders as there is no current diagnosis of a service-connectable foot disorder in the record.

The appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Steward Health Care System is dismissed as the issue has been resolved in favor of the veteran.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as initial eligibility for benefits under PCAFC has been established and no further determination remains with which the Veteran disagrees.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for actinic keratosis and decreased memory due to a failure to obtain private treatment records from the Veteran's primary care provider, Scott Evans, M.D., at San Diego Sports Medicine.