Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's child, M., is now eligible for additional dependency benefits based on her full-time college attendance starting from September 1, 2021.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and requests that SSA disability benefits records be obtained. The TDIU claim is still pending for the period prior to August 21, 2022.

The Board has denied the appellant's request for reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred from July 31, 2020 to August 1, 2020 due to the Veteran having other health insurance and the remaining balance being a co-payment that is not payable by VA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated ground water and carcinogens during service, which may be related to his non-hodgkin's lymphoma. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The appeal was dismissed because the issue of payment for non-VA medical care provided on May 23, 2020, has been resolved administratively.

The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to individual unemployability has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of their appeal.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided from April 16, 2020, to April 17, 2020, is dismissed as the appellant is now in receipt of the benefit sought.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip strain is causally related to his service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by dislocation of semilunar cartilage and symptomatic removal of the same, is rated at 20 percent since May 21, 2010. The appeal for additional ratings prior to that date has been granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have authority to decide whether VA should pay for medical services provided by a non-VA provider under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The decision is based on lack of authorization.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for endometriosis, finding that there was no evidence of aggravation beyond its natural progression during military service.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than July 31, 2019, for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ have been denied. The earliest assignable dates are July 31, 2019.

The Veteran's heart block does not require medication, and his left ventricular ejection fraction was 65 percent. The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for heart block as the condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7015.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, but the Board is remanding for consideration of whether his service-connected disabilities caused his death under the PACT Act.

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

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations of errors of fact or law.

The Veteran's adult child did not meet the legal definition of a child for VA purposes and thus is not entitled to accrued benefits based on an August 2019 claim. The appellant also did not provide documentation of expenses he personally paid related to the surviving spouse's last sickness or burial.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome and aplastic anemia, both claimed as resulting from herbicide agent exposure during active service in the Republic of Vietnam. The VA examination report is deemed inadequate due to its limited findings on the relationship between the conditions and active service.

The Board has determined that the decision regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits is legally inadequate and requires a more detailed medical opinion to support the conclusion.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet the eligibility requirements for PCAFC benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The decision is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically an inadequate medical opinion.