Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for hidradenitis suppurativa located behind the left ear, finding that there is at least a balance of evidence to support this claim. Service connection was denied for forehead nodule above the right eye due to lack of current disability.

The Board dismissed the appeals as the claims were administratively approved by VA, and no further relief can be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 19, 2022, for special monthly compensation (SMC) housebound.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reinstate eligibility for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, as she had made an irrevocable election of Chapter 33 benefits in October 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant, a billing company, did not provide the medical services and is therefore not a proper claimant to file a Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a separate rating for right knee instability was dismissed due to procedural error.

The appeal on the merits has become moot due to the Veteran's death and must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dyskinesia of the left and right lower extremities as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the ankles due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation.

The Board dismissed the appeal seeking eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in September 2020 and July 2021 rating decisions because there was no decision from which the appellant could appeal.

The Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) of the brain is granted service connection, and DIC based on service connection for the cause of his death due to GBM is also granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for multi-joint gout arthritis to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate.

The Veteran's dependent children, C. and M., were added to his award for school attendance from January [REDACTED], 2021, to June 1, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran provided sufficient information to keep them on his award as schoolchildren until their graduation in June 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty to assist and will consider additional evidence, including VA treatment records from February 2022.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's lung disability and its relation to his military service, including exposure to environmental hazards during the Gulf War. A new VA examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran and his MOS, which may indicate a link between stroke and environmental contaminants.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2) has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.

The Board has granted an apportionment of 90 percent of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to his spouse due to financial hardship caused by the Veteran's incarceration.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left breast gynecomastia, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on functional impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including diagnoses of alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder, is denied as direct service connection cannot be granted due to the preclusion of primary substance abuse disabilities.

The appeal is denied as there was no VA authorization for the non-VA medical services provided on January 8, 2021.