Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on November 19, 2020, was administratively approved and payment issued.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart condition, including atrial fibrillation and atrioventricular (AV) block, is related to service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the June 2021 notification action was not a final rating decision, and thus no appealable rating decision existed for the Board to adjudicate.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits was incorrectly denied, and thus the case is being remanded to provide proper notice and a new medical determination.

The Veteran's former spouse, B., was removed from his compensation award effective December 14, 2001. The Board finds that this decision is based on a pre-decisional error in VA's duty to assist and requires further investigation into the date of the divorce between the Veteran and B.

The Board has determined that the July 2021 medical opinion is inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's current chest pain is etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's surviving daughter is not eligible to receive a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund for purposes of accrued benefits.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating from 100 percent to non-compensable for his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was proper, as the cancer is in remission and no active disease or recurrence was present.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim of compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for aggravation of herpes zoster is being reviewed, with an emphasis on determining if VA carelessness or negligence caused any additional disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is required to correct a duty to assist error and remand the claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left upper extremity tremors.

The Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder is productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board has granted an increased initial 70 percent disability rating for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and the need to obtain the appellant's complete service personnel records, including any outstanding EPRs.

The appeal was dismissed because the VA AOJ administratively approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on December 31, 2020.

The Veteran's disability rating for spondylolisthesis and spondylosis with IVDS lumbar spine is increased to 40 percent, effective from December 1, 2018, to August 10, 2021. The appeal regarding a higher rating remains pending.

The appeal has been dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on June 22, 2020.

The appeal concerning payment for non-VA medical services provided on June 20, 2020 is dismissed as the claim was not timely filed and has since been reprocessed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence, including military pay records, when readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran's actinic keratosis, affecting more than 5 percent but less than 20 percent of his exposed body area, has been granted an effective date of January 31, 2014.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet the eligibility requirements for PCAFC benefits, and this decision is being remanded to provide proper notice and a new medical opinion.