Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's application for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) in excess of the 70 percent rate is denied as he does not meet the legal requirements for such benefits.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on December 2, 2021 is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings was denied, and the Board found that a disability rating in excess of 50 percent is not warranted for peritoneal adhesions with small and large bowel/intestine obstruction and resection. A separate 30 percent rating for fecal incontinence associated with this condition is granted. The Veteran's abdominal scar residuals are rated at 20 percent from October 17, 2018 to December 29, 2023.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's daughter, B.P., currently receives disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. The AOJ needs to obtain her SSA records and any related medical records from Macon Hospital in Georgia.

The Veteran's spouse, I., was added as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation effective September 11, 2001. The appeal is granted.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for spondylolisthesis and spondylosis (back condition) due to incomplete service personnel records and unverified periods of active duty for training.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits in excess of those awarded pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1311, finding no evidence that she is entitled to increased compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or permanent housebound status.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of narcolepsy is at least as likely as not related to an undiagnosed Gulf War illness, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

Your claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted, effective October 8, 2015. The appeal is dismissed as there are no longer any specific errors of fact or law in the determination being appealed.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA emergency medical services provided by Rural Metro Corporation on June 7, 2023 was denied because the claim was not filed within the required 90-day period.

The Veteran's son was enrolled in high school until June 2015 and college from August 2015 to August 2020. The Board found that the Veteran should have been entitled to additional dependency benefits for his son born in 1996, as he reached age 23 in August 2019.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding that his current fatigue symptoms are related to his active service and have persisted since then.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits was timely filed and granted.

The appeal seeking an increased rating for right foot gout under the modernized appeals system is dismissed as there remains no further case or controversy affecting the provision of benefits by VA.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Dupuytren's contracture, pinky finger has been withdrawn by the Veteran and his representative.

The Board found that the withholding of VA compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation and drill pay for 37 days during Fiscal Year 2019 was proper, as the Veteran had received military drill pay and thus was legally entitled to have their VA benefits withheld.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected bilateral heel spurs, finding that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

Your appeal for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed as it was adjudicated and granted in another appeal stream.