Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's attempt to appeal the denial of his skin condition claim was dismissed because it was not filed within one year of notification of the decision.

The Veteran's daughter, the appellant, requested an extension of her eligibility for VA educational benefits beyond her 26th birthday due to caregiving responsibilities. The Board denied this request as she did not qualify under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome, both left and right knees, as a secondary condition to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine. The remand requires an opinion from a clinician regarding whether the knee conditions are caused or aggravated by the service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's child, A.C., is recognized as a school-aged dependent for the period from June 1, 2016 through May 18, 2017 based on his attendance at O.T.C.C.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the overpayment debt resulting from the removal of the Veteran's former spouse, D., as a matter of law because the VA had already granted a waiver for the overpayment in full.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for additional medical opinions.

Your appeal for throat and mouth cancer has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on this matter as it is no longer pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his right ulnar nerve disability, finding that the earliest date of receipt of a formal claim was August 13, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the issue of extending his delimiting date for VA educational assistance benefits is moot since a decision has already been made by VA.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for TDIU before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for unspecified ptosis of the right eyelid and chronic bilateral eye infections have been denied due to a lack of evidence of current disabilities during or shortly before the pendency of the claim.,The appeal regarding a separate and compensable disability rating for scars of the head, face, or neck (unspecified ptosis of left eyelid from bilateral angioneurotic edema and disfigurement of eyelid) has been dismissed as there is no longer an allegation of error in the evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left elbow disability is related to a left elbow injury incurred during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in September 2014, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board has granted entitlement to pension with special monthly pension and payment of accrued benefits for the Veteran's last sickness and burial expenses. The Veteran had a countable income of $0, qualifying him for pension benefits. The Appellant is entitled to reimbursement of $10,137.20 for the expense of the Veteran's last sickness and burial.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to restore dependency benefits for their child, I.C., who is a 'helpless child' and assigned an effective date of June 23, 2020. The appeal is dismissed as the requested benefit was fully granted.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized non-VA medical expenses is denied as the claim was not filed within the required time frame.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits for a dependent spouse is invalid, and the appeal is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's challenges to the creation of an overpayment and underpayment, but dismissed his waiver claim for the overpayment.

The Board denied the appeal as the overpayment of accrued benefits was not against the principles of equity and good conscience, due to the appellant's knowledge of the error but continued use of the funds.

The Board has granted service connection for Chiari malformation, finding it a diagnosable but medically unexplained chromic multisymptom illness (MUCMI) of unknown etiology.

The Veteran's high cholesterol is not considered a disability for VA benefits purposes and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.