Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma is remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinion regarding Agent Orange exposure.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for pancreatic disability, including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, is also remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinion regarding Agent Orange exposure and secondary service-connected condition.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if any adverse letters were sent regarding the Appellant's use of Chapter 33 education benefits for his Spring 2020 term at California Baptist University, and to provide an accounting of how many months and days of entitlement remain.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your claim for payment of medical services provided by Texas Center for Infectious Disease Associates on December 8, 2019.

The Board has determined that there were pre-decisional errors and a failure to satisfy regulatory duties in appointing Professional Payee Services, Inc. as the Veteran's fiduciary. The decision is remanded for further development to determine if the Veteran's brother would be a suitable fiduciary.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance prior to January 9, 2019 was denied as there is no legal basis to assign an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's appeal for a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders, as these were not adequately addressed in the previous VA examination. A new examination is required to consider the impact of the Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities on his hip conditions.

The Board has determined that the Servicemember's character of discharge does not constitute a bar to VA benefits, and the appeal is remanded for further development regarding DIC benefits.

The Veteran's scars due to basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's abdominal disability, including status/post appendectomy and abdominal contusion, is rated at a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for mood disorder was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) submitted in March 2021 was untimely.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to VHA approving the non-VA medical care provided by ASC on December 8, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the award of additional disability compensation benefits for her spouse, W., child N., and child D. were denied.,No new evidence or changes in rating criteria were presented that would warrant a different outcome.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left foot disorder, finding that it is related to his military service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 25, 2021, for Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) eligibility because he did not continuously pursue his original claim within one year of the July 2019 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to reverse a June 1988 rating decision that denied service connection for Scheuermann's kyphosis, finding no CUE.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m) is being remanded due to the AOJ not considering relevant VA contract examination reports from March 2021.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the claim for pulmonary thrombus has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the hearing request.

The appeal was dismissed because the VA approved payment for non-VA emergency medical services provided on January 16, 2020.

The appeal regarding the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 18, 2020, has been dismissed as the claim was administratively approved.