Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has decided that the Veteran's anemia is related to his service-connected Hodgkins disease and remands the case for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for entitlement to burial benefits as there is no controversy left. The appeal of the distribution of nonservice-connected burial benefits and a plot/interment allowance is remanded due to the failure to investigate why the appellant has not received the awarded funds.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound (SMC) has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided by Sanford Vermillion Medical Center on October 5, 2020, and November 10, 2020, as it was handled through a third-party administrator (TriWest) which processes claims for non-VA providers.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral arterial disease and carotid artery stenosis are being remanded due to the need for clarification on previous diagnoses and further examination.

The Veteran's soft tissue sarcoma is remanded for a VA examination to assess the relationship between his service-connected condition and exposure at Camp Lejeune, considering all toxic exposure risk activities.

The appeal for reducing the amount of apportionment awarded to the Veteran's ex-spouse is dismissed because the Notice of Disagreement was filed more than 60 days after the February 2021 decision.

The appeal is dismissed as the issue of payment for non-VA dental care provided on January 13, 2020, has been resolved by administrative action.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is granted increased DIC benefits based on the fact that she was married to him for at least eight years immediately preceding his death, and he had been receiving a total disability rating for service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal to reduce the rating for his mediastinal germ cell tumor was dismissed because there is no case or controversy before the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip disorder due to lack of current diagnosis and no evidence of recent diagnosis prior to filing. The appeal is dismissed as there was no basis for determining functional impairment related to the claimed condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the propriety of the apportionment awarded to S.H.P.D. on behalf of their minor child, C.D.

Your appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided to you from July 11, 2021, to July 13, 2021 has been dismissed because the VA Office of Community Care approved your claim. The issue is no longer under consideration as it has been resolved administratively.

The Veteran's requests for waivers of overpayment were denied as the appeals were not timely filed and there was no indication of undue hardship or unfair gain.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the matter is subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) and does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Veteran's compensation benefits were restored due to a cleared warrant, and no debt was created. The appeal is dismissed as there are no longer any unresolved issues regarding the validity of the debt.

The Board denied service connection for colon cancer, finding no evidence of a relationship to active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the issue of whether the proper contractual rate was paid for home health services provided by MGHAL from March 2, 2020 through March 31, 2020 is subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a lung disability has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran while the appeal was pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 due to his April 2017 hernia repair surgery, as there are conflicting findings and unclear etiology.