Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal for service connection for s/p diaphragmatic plication surgery with residual shortness of breath has been rendered moot by the grant of service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal of entitlement to a waiver of recovery of overpayment of DEA benefits under Chapter 35 in the amount of $3,737.34 due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) and failure to follow proper claims processing rules.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach condition was granted. The issue of service connection for diverticulitis and diverticulosis is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for individual unemployability was dismissed because the representative withdrew it prior to a decision being made.

The appeal is dismissed as the issue of entitlement to payment for non-VA emergency medical services provided on December 9, 2019 has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC benefits based on that connection. The Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand, leading to a finding of presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's alopecia areata is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating at any point during the appeal period.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your request for payment of medical care provided on July 1, 2019. The amount paid was $181.75.

The Veteran's cause of death is attributed to metastatic pancreatic cancer, which the Board finds was caused by his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service. Service connection for cause of death is granted.

The Board has granted an initial increased rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome with pterygium, effective from March 9, 2021. The disability is rated under a direct service connection theory and does not involve any other exposure basis or presumption.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic kidney disease (CKD) is found to be the proximate cause of his current diagnosis of hematuria, granting him service connection for this condition.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services provided on January 29, 2020 by Dr. R.E.S. has been dismissed as the claim was filed outside the 90-day timely filing limit and approved after being paid.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death, specifically whether the esophageal cancer was related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The PACT Act requires VA to provide such an examination.

The Veteran was found to have been in receipt of a total disability rating for over eight years prior to his death, and the Appellant was legally married to him at the time of his death. The Board granted increased DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2) based on this evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in the original decision and to consider potential accrued benefits based on a disability that prevented the Veteran from filing for pension within the first 30 days of becoming permanently and totally disabled.

The appeal seeking eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) has been dismissed due to a withdrawal request from the appellant.

The Board has upgraded the Appellant's character of discharge from dishonorable to honorable, allowing him to receive VA benefits.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by Harris Health System due to a lack of prior authorization, but found that the services were authorized by TriWest and instructed to resubmit the claim.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the payment of non-VA medical care provided to the Veteran from November 18, 2020, to November 19, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to revise a rating decision that terminated his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) award, effective September 1, 2006.