Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's child, T.E., was not recognized as his dependent for additional dependency compensation due to lack of legal parentage and the VA regulations' requirements.

The appeal for non-VA medical services provided on June 17, 2017 is dismissed as the claim was already processed and paid according to VA policy.

The Veteran's appeal to dismiss the March 19, 2019 non-VA medical care claim is dismissed due to procedural issues and untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development, including obtaining missing military records and education benefits documents. The Veteran's appeal is related to his entitlement to Chapter 33 educational assistance benefit.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a left elbow disability is granted. His claims for secondary service connection of chronic diarrhea and a left hand disability are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in assessing functional loss and lack of discussion of relevant medical records. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to address these issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in the issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) regarding entitlement to higher levels of SMC. The AOJ needs to issue a revised SSOC addressing this issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral flatfoot disorder, finding that it clearly and unmistakably preexisted active service and was not aggravated beyond natural progress by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of signed informed consent for the 2009 cataract surgery, and the need to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right eye disability was caused by VA care or negligence.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete and unclear debt calculations, requiring a complete paid and due audit and consideration of a waiver for any remaining debts.

The Board has found the July 21, 2018 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) timely filed and remanded for issuance of a Statement of Claim (SOC). The issues are entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 6, 2017 for service connection for basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma and actinic keratoses.

The Board denied service connection for a bladder infection, right-sided chest pain, and corneal abrasion. The Veteran's bladder infections during service were resolved with treatment, while his current right-sided chest pain is associated with his already-service connected coronary artery disease.,Service connection was not granted as the medical evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's in-service events or injuries and any current conditions.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for blisters of hands and feet and dry eyes/cataracts are dismissed, but his service connection claims for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected esophageal cancer with liver metastases are granted.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective date for SMC 's' were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher initial evaluations for his numbness and pain conditions, nor did it establish a basis for awarding SMC 's' prior to March 1, 2002.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's inclusion body myositis. The Veteran asserts his condition is related to exposure to herbicide agents during service, but the VA examiners did not adequately address this claim.

The Board has determined that the discontinuance of VR&E services due to lack of cooperation or failure to participate was improper, and therefore restored the Veteran's VR&E services.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right hand arthritis is denied. The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for fatigue, as a Gulf War MUCMI.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA and ACDUTRA, as well as the relationship between his current spinal injury diagnosis and any service-connected period.

The Veteran's right and left elbow flexion pain is granted effective September 29, 2010 with a 10% rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because the Veteran was not in receipt of a total disability rating for at least 10 consecutive years immediately preceding death or continuously since his discharge from active duty and for at least five years preceding death.