Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as his July 2017 Notice of Disagreement was not accepted and has become moot due to a previous decision on reconsideration.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left flat foot, finding that there is at least a reasonable doubt in favor of its onset during service and resolving this doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and instructed an audit of VA compensation benefits paid and due since August 1, 2002. The issue will be readjudicated.

The Veteran seeks reimbursement for non-VA medical expenses from September 15, 2023, to October 7, 2023. The Board finds a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist and requires additional evidence related to payment records and EOBs.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's appeal for the Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) program was dismissed because the Appellant withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's claimed service in Vietnam. The AOJ must verify whether the Veteran served in the Republic of Vietnam from September 1968 to September 1969.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of strokes and blindness, as secondary to residuals of strokes. The decision is based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his military service.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on September 9, 2020 is dismissed as the appellant was in receipt of the benefit sought.

The Board denied the Appellant's request to be recognized as a substitute claimant for accrued benefits purposes, stating that an estate (including the executor) has no standing to pursue such claims on behalf of a Veteran's heirs.

The Veteran's claims for TDIU and DEA prior to October 24, 2019 have been dismissed due to the death of the claimant.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC benefits was denied due to his death, as the program requires ongoing eligibility and caregiver services.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's heart disability is related to his service-connected adjustment disorder, including any alcohol use associated with the disorder. The Veteran was exposed to herbicides in Vietnam but no opinion on this exposure basis could be provided.

The Board has determined that the claim for payment of medical services provided by the appellant on September 28, 2020, has been granted and no further action is needed as the benefit sought has already been paid.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist, specifically regarding the VA medical examination and opinion evidence. The Veteran's heart disability is claimed as related to toxic exposure during service, including herbicide exposure in Thailand.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the benefit you sought on this matter was already granted in full. There are no unresolved issues or questions for the Board to address.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal request from the appellant's authorized representative.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder acromioclavicular joint degeneration is related to an in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grants due to his inability to use either lower extremity without assistive devices.