Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's shortness of breath and his service, specifically burn pit exposure. The claim will be reconsidered with a new VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection of left foot numbness, right foot numbness, left hand numbness, and right hand numbness due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA were denied as there was no evidence of a permanent total service-connected disability prior to January 29, 2021.,The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for TDIU or DEA eligibility before January 29, 2021.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for entitlement to specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant as new and relevant evidence was not submitted that could prove or disprove the matter in issue.

The Veteran's blood disorders, including anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia, are being remanded for a medical opinion considering the PACT Act provisions due to his exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange) during service in Vietnam.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively reversed the denial and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on December 14, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have authority to decide this matter, which concerns a VA decision on payment for non-VA health care under the VCCP.

New and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to readjudicate the claims of entitlement to service connection for a jaw disorder, including loss of mandible. The Veteran's claim is granted in part.

The Veteran's appeal for restoration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from February 1, 2021 is being remanded due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records used in the decision.

The Board has determined that the January 2017 VA examination is inadequate and remands the case for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's left inguinal hernia resulted from military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the appellant requested withdrawal of all issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his throat disability, including an examination to determine the severity of his service-connected condition and whether certain symptoms are residuals or separate disabilities. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the throat disability claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA medical opinion and failure to consider all necessary development steps under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.

The Veteran's son is not considered a valid claimant for DIC, accrued benefits, or death pension due to the appellant being over the age of 18 and not permanently incapable of self-support. The Veteran did not have any pending claims at the time of his death.

The Board has found errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and remanded for correction of these issues, including clarification of the Veteran's employment history and obtaining information from his former employer.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding whether the Veteran's stroke was aggravated by his service-connected total right knee replacement.

The Veteran sought an extension of his delimiting date for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits, but the Board denied this request as none of the limited circumstances allowing for an extension were applicable.

The Veteran's representative has requested the withdrawal of the appeal concerning attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in August 2020. The Board has dismissed this appeal as a result.

The Board has decided that the VA did not pay the correct amount for non-VA medical treatment provided to the Veteran from June 5, to June 10, 2019. The case is being sent back to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) so they can ensure all relevant records are included in the file and determine if additional monies owed by VA should be paid.

The Veteran's claim for VA payment of medical services provided by the appellant on December 4, 2019 has been approved and is no longer pending.