Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board dismissed the appeal because a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of education benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) was granted by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises, and there remains no case or controversy with respect to the issue.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 21, 2020 was resolved in full by administrative action.

The appeal is denied as the non-VA medical services provided on March 1, 2021 were not authorized by VA and thus no legal basis for payment exists.

The Veteran's application for additional educational assistance benefits under the VRRAP was denied because she failed to complete her program of education, as per the eligibility requirements and conditions set by the law.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to incomplete records and a need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's HPV or herpes infection was caused by contaminated instruments used during her October 2004 colonoscopy or January 2012 hemorrhoidectomy and sigmoidoscopy procedures at the Houston VAMC.

The Board has found that another remand is required due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives. The claims for service connection for left and right leg blood clots are being remanded for the provision of adequate secondary service connection medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for a determination on whether an extraschedular rating is warranted due to functional impairment of the Veteran's left hand, including his index and middle fingers.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient reasons for denying service connection for esophageal cancer, metastasized liver cancer, and metastasized lymph node cancer. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and need for clarification regarding ankylosis or functional equivalent of ankylosis in the Veteran's left elbow.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran's claims include fatigue, bladder disorder, and skin disorder, all potentially related to chemical exposure during service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional information regarding his educational and occupational history, as well as a complete review of his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be the cause of his pulmonary embolism, and thus he is granted service connection for this condition.

The appeal seeking a separate rating for left foot hypermobility of the first ray is denied. The appeal seeking a separate rating for right foot hypermobility of the first ray from November 5, 2020, is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as well as voiding dysfunction (urinary incontinence), all secondary to his service-connected chronic dizziness and falls associated with diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for additional monetary benefits under the HISA program, and this appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's right leg length discrepancy, a residual of tibia-fibula fracture, is now rated at 10 percent effective January 5, 2023. The rating takes into account the functional loss due to pain and other limitations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for awards of higher level SMC and financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing, finding that there was no legal basis to assign such dates.

Your appeal for an automobile or other conveyance allowance has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The case will not be resumed if someone else wishes to continue it.

The Board granted a waiver of recovery for the remaining overpayment of $8,750 due to financial hardship and found that withholding this amount would not result in undue hardship or defeat the purpose of the benefit.

The Board has determined that the termination of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective April 1, 2014, was proper due to his spouse's receipt of unreported retirement income.