Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's right and left elbow disabilities, as well as his tongue disability. The case will be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand joint pain due to inadequate examination and duty to assist error.

The appeal is dismissed because the claim for payment of non-VA medical care provided on December 24, 2020, was administratively approved and the appellant was reimbursed in full.

The Board has remanded the case due to a new law requiring VA to provide an examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's diverticulitis, which may be related to his service in the Gulf War.

The service member's active duty period was less than two years, and she did not meet the eligibility criteria for burial in a VA national cemetery. The appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in the July 2019 VA examination and opinion, which inaccurately concluded that post-service treatment did not show a cardiac disability. The Veteran's current diagnosed disabilities include atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), heart murmur, early systolic grade II-VI murmur, mitral valve regurgitation/insufficiency, valvular regurgitation, and unstable angina.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 10, 2023, for PCAFC eligibility is dismissed as it is considered a duplicate of the existing appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional accrued benefits of her mother, finding she is not a child and thus not entitled to receive the remaining $10,566 in pension benefits. The decision also noted that the purpose of survivor pension benefits is to provide maintenance income after the beneficiary dies, and there is no provision allowing such benefits to be paid to a substitute claimant.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the timeliness of a November 2020 request for a higher-level review (HLR). The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the administrative action approving payment of non-VA care provided by Actikare in Home Care Services (AHC) from May 1, 2020, to May 10, 2020, constitutes a reversal of the denial and full grant of the benefit sought.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a clarifying medical opinion regarding his prostatic epididymitis and prostate surgery, as well as an inadequate VA examination prior to the rating decision.

The Veteran's former spouse, who was not legally divorced from the Veteran at the time of his death, is not eligible for a survivor's pension because her income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board has determined that the termination of the appellant's apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits was improper and has reinstated it from June 1, 2021.

The appeal for medical reimbursement was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining an opinion on direct service connection and aggravation.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran seeks payment for non-VA ambulance transportation services from Prisma Health Ambulance Service on May 9, 2023. The Board finds that the VHA did not properly consider the claim under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725 and remands the case to obtain necessary records and provide proper notice.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided to the Veteran has been resolved through administrative action and paid by VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder, finding that his claimed conditions did not originate in or are otherwise etiologically related to his active duty service. The decision also noted that there was no evidence linking his skin disorders to exposure to herbicide agents or contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune.