Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's readjustment pay was properly recouped from her VA disability compensation, as it is a statutory requirement. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's cause of death, colon cancer, is granted as service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam. Accrued benefits claim for the appellant are denied.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder resulted in total occupational and social impairment prior to May 2, 2019. The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The claim was previously filed but not adjudicated.

The Board dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA medical care provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation (ASC) on January 26, 2021, as the process for billing under the VCCP does not allow for Board review.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically unspecified trauma and stress related disorder, due to the Veteran's in-service experiences. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has this condition.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates have already been granted in a March 2022 rating decision, and the appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is related to service. The claim will be reconsidered with this new information.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an adequate medical opinion on the etiology and relationship between systemic psoriatic arthritis and service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 25, 2021, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for reactive arthritis is denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not continuously pursue his August 2007 service connection claim and therefore, the earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable that an increase in disability has occurred is March 25, 2021.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left heel ulcer, to include a left heel lesion. The examiner is requested to provide an updated assessment of the condition, its onset during service, and its relationship to any pre-existing conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as there is no evidence of a causal relationship between her current heart conditions and active duty service.

The appeal concerning the ambulance services provided on December 26, 2019, has been dismissed as the claim was resolved by administrative action.

The Veteran's appeal of the apportionment of his VA disability compensation on behalf of his minor children was dismissed as untimely.

The appeal has been dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 2, 2019, was administratively approved by VA and payment issued.

The Board has determined that there was a duty-to-assist error in the initial decision and requires an adequate medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) to determine eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The Veteran's service-connected hip conditions have been rated as noncompensable since June 8, 2020. The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates and increased ratings.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for additional VA compensation benefits for his dependent parent as the benefit was already granted in June 2021.

The Veteran's death was caused by complications from a hemorrhagic stroke and septicemia, which were not deemed to be related to VA hospital care or treatment. The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral eustachian tube dysfunction and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of entitlement to service connection for deviated nasal septum is remanded due to inadequate medical examination.