Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of liver cancer has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documents and failure to provide proper notice. The claim will be reconsidered with additional development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for AML and cause of death due to insufficient medical opinion regarding potential Agent Orange exposure. The AOJ will consider any new evidence submitted after the April 2024 decision.

The appeal regarding the character of the appellant's discharge is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's cause of death is due to amyloidosis of the heart with amyloid cardiomyopathy, which was linked by medical opinions to exposure to Agent Orange during service in Puerto Rico. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death based on this evidence and applied the benefit of doubt rule.

The appeal for an increased evaluation of left upper extremity neurological disabilities is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to VHA overturning its initial denial and approving the non-VA medical care provided by ASC on December 30, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for restoration of his dependent child D.S. and recognition of his children B.S., P.G., and L.S. was denied as they were all over the age of 18 and not pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $68,300.03 due to an overpayment of pension benefits has been dismissed because VA will not collect the debt due to a data quality issue.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation provided by Woolwich Fire Department on May 20, 2023. The decision is based on a procedural error in not considering the Veteran's claim under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725 and providing adequate notice to the Veteran.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of non-VA ambulance services was approved by VA.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for an opinion on whether extraschedular TDIU is warranted prior to April 4, 2023.

The Veteran's appeal regarding earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for cause of death due to a pending Higher-Level Review request.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the Veteran's employment status since his last submitted VA Form 21-8940 in August 2020.

The Veteran's cause of death, glioblastoma multiforme, is found to be related to his active-duty service. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding whether the contractual payment rate for home health services provided by MGHAL on January 3, 2020 is proper. The dispute was resolved through a specific administrative process under VCA and does not allow for further review.

The appeal was dismissed because the VA approved payment for non-VA emergency medical services provided to the Veteran on June 19, 2019.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to VHA overturning its initial denial and approving the non-VA medical care provided by St. Clare Hospital from November 2, 2019, to November 3, 2019.

The appellant is granted reimbursement for the last sickness expenses of his late mother at The Arbors skilled nursing facility, up to the amount not yet paid out in accrued pension benefits.