Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome due to meibomian gland dysfunction is granted a 20 percent rating, the highest schedular disability rating provided under Diagnostic Code 6025-6066.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to review this matter due to a procedural defect in the filing.

The Board dismissed the appeal of an overpayment of attorney fees as moot because the Appellant had already been paid twice and has now reimbursed VA for one of those payments, leaving no remaining case or controversy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary incontinence, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is remanded due to new and relevant evidence having been received.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for a higher disability evaluation for their service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder should be remanded to allow for additional evidence to be considered, including records from the Veteran's National Guard and Reserve service.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the VA medical center had already administratively approved the Appellant's claim for payment of dental care provided to the Veteran on January 7, 2020.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred from October 22, 2020, to October 30, 2020, is dismissed as the Veteran is now in receipt of the benefit sought on appeal.

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 7, 2019.

The Veteran's service connection claim for left upper lobe adenocarcinoma due to conceded exposure to herbicide Agent Orange is granted. The Board finds that the current diagnosis of LUL adenocarcinoma is directly related to his conceded herbicide agent exposure during active service.

The Veteran's request for a Higher-Level Review (HLR) was timely due to good cause shown, and the appeal is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement or payment of medical expenses is dismissed as the benefit has already been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore denied entitlement to service connection for cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed because he passed away during the pendency of his case, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on May 7, 2020 is dismissed because the claimant (US Acute Care Solutions) did not provide the underlying medical services and is not a proper claimant.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 14, 2021, for the recognition of her son C.T. as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support was denied because she did not file a valid claim on the required form and no informal claim was filed within one year of C.T.'s 18th birthday.

The Veteran's former spouse, who was legally divorced from the Veteran at the time of his death in 2021, is not eligible for DIC and survivor's pension benefits.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to the issue of entitlement to special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status of the Veteran's surviving spouse, for accrued benefits purposes. The claimant submitted a VA Form 10182 in August 2023 outside the one-year period provided by law.

The Board has denied service connection for trigger finger, long finger left hand, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity idiopathic neuropathy, finding that it is at least as likely as not directly related to his military service.

The veteran died of liver cancer in March [REDACTED], 1976. The claim for service connection was denied due to the character of discharge from service. The appellant filed a substitution and accrued benefits claim, but it was denied as no accrued amounts were due at the time of death.