Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's non-VA COVID-19 testing provided on September 1, 2020 was covered by VA due to the public health emergency and no prior authorization was required. The appeal is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's benign prostatic hypertrophy status post TURP is related to service, particularly considering his exposure to Agent Orange.

The appeal is dismissed as the March 2020 supplemental claim seeking review of the January 2020 apportionment decision was improperly filed and acted upon.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for his grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the earliest effective date is April 7, 2020.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for entitlement to additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the January 2023 rating decision as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was dismissed due to his death, and the case will be held in abeyance until a request for substitution is processed.

The appeal contesting eligibility to a direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an April 2022 rating decision is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for vitiligo was denied. However, a separate 10 percent rating was granted for alopecia areata.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left Haglund's deformity is dismissed as the issue has been granted.,New and relevant evidence was received to readjudicate claims for left heel spur, right heel spur, right Haglund's deformity, and right pinky toe bunion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for blepharitis (anterior) with dry eye syndrome and recurrent corneal erosion is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his current eye conditions, including whether they are related to Gulf War exposure or an elective PRK procedure.

The Veteran's herpes simplex virus is granted a 30 percent evaluation, effective January 22, 2019. The Veteran's Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) remains noncompensable. SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to schedule a VA examination and obtain SSA records, which are relevant to the Veteran's claim for service connection for alcohol abuse.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion for the Veteran's pancreatic condition, as well as the need for an examination considering his toxic exposure risk activity.

The appeal is dismissed as the issue of payment for non-VA medical services provided on February 23, 2020 has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant has not yet submitted a claim to the third-party administrator (TPA) for payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran between September 2, 2020, and September 9, 2021.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for additional accrued survivor's pension benefits up to $6,499.75, subject to the amount of available additional accrued benefits and subject to controlling regulations governing the payment of monetary awards.

The Board has found the VA examination used to determine the Veteran's hip disabilities inadequate and thus remanded for a new examination. The issues of compensable initial evaluations, higher evaluations, and remand have been addressed.

The Veteran's death in February 2018 did not result in the appellant being entitled to accrued benefits due to her failure to file a VA Form 21-686c notifying VA of her marriage to the Veteran within one year of their marriage.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of colon cancer is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of her condition. The temporary total rating for hospitalization related to colon cancer was denied.