Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for facial paralysis and TDIU, as well as his SMC claim due to housebound status. The VA is required to obtain outstanding VA and private treatment records, refer the TDIU claim for extraschedular consideration, and consider whether the Veteran qualifies for SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran's cognitive and physical impairments, including right side weakness, vision loss, communication challenges, and cognitive dysfunction, have rendered him unable to self-sustain in the community and require continuous supervision, protection, or instruction from his caregiver.

The Board has remanded the case due to a grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and now must reconsider whether non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is secondary to this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent cellulitis of the left and right lower extremities, as well as hallux valgus of the right foot, are being remanded due to a lack of adequate medical opinions. The RO must obtain updated VA treatment records and provide an etiological opinion regarding the nature and cause of these conditions.

The Veteran is seeking additional retroactive VA disability compensation benefits under the CRDP program for the period from July 2019 through October 2023. The AOJ found no additional benefits were payable and notified the Veteran of this determination, but the December 27, 2023 audit has not been associated with the claims file. The appeal is remanded to conduct a paid and due audit for the period from July 2019 through October 2023.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Cerebral Ataxia is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for a VA examination. The examiner must determine if the condition is related to his active service, including toxic exposure as a maintenance technician.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the TDIU claim, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has denied service connection for a dental disability due to lack of evidence showing a qualifying condition. The claim for treatment purposes is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's surviving spouse, the Appellant, was recognized as his validly married and separated by mutual consent at the time of his death for purposes of establishing eligibility to VA survivor's pension benefits.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet the eligibility requirements for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a lack of personal care needs and supervision. The decision is being remanded because the notification letter was legally inadequate, and there was an error in the medical decision based on incorrect statutory criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a spinal disability, including bulging disc, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current disabilities and his active service.

The Veteran's son, A., may have applied for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and requires VA to obtain any SSA records pertaining to A. if available.

The Board has granted service connection for actinic keratosis and seborrheic keratosis, finding that the conditions are related to service exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for overpayment of VA compensation benefits and waiver of recovery has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran prior to a final decision.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 22, 2020 for additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's child. The Veteran submitted a VA Form 21-686c indicating his child was born in November 2018, but VA did not receive notice of this change until receiving a formal claim on July 22, 2020.

The Board has found pre-decisional error in the decision regarding service connection for cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, necessitating a remand to obtain medical records from W.C.N.H. and an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's representative requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, leading the Board to dismiss the case.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection for atrial fibrillation, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of polycystic ovary syndrome as there was no new and relevant evidence received since the final denial in May 2017.