Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip adductor muscle strains as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for vitiligo due to a lack of sufficient evidence regarding whether the condition worsened during active service.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the timeliness of a substantive appeal received following a November 2019 SOC was dismissed as the Veteran's attorney indicated that the Veteran wished to withdraw his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a temporary total disability rating for hospital admission beginning in May 2020 has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision, as VHA has already paid for the non-VA medical services provided by Aegis on September 3, 2020.

The Veteran's prostate disorder and hypertension claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA opinion regarding the etiology of his prostate disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including a need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.

The Veteran's child, D.B., Jr., was enrolled in school and continued to be so after June 1, 2020. The Board granted restoration of additional compensation for dependent child, D.B., Jr., from June 1, 2020.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's service locations and potential in-service exposures, as well as an omission of consideration of whether her breast cancer may have been aggravated by her service-connected scarring. The case is being remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed because the expenses for non-VA medical services provided on July 14, 2020, were already approved by VA.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection was dismissed because the notice of disagreement did not specify which issues and rating decisions were being appealed.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 21, 2020 for the addition of his child as a dependent was denied. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date had already been assigned due to the one-year period from R.'s birth when notice could have been provided.

The appellant is eligible to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due dependency benefits awarded in a February 2023 decision. The appeal is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's stomach disability, including ulcers and a duodenal nodule, is proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The VA needs to provide an addendum opinion addressing these issues.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the claim for payment of medical services provided on October 19, 2020, was administratively approved by VA.

Your appeal has been dismissed as the VA has already approved your claim for payment of medical services provided on October 12, 2020.

Your appeal for service connection for residuals of a right nephrectomy has been dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw her appeal.

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

The Veteran's attorney representative withdrew the appeal for past-due benefits awarded from a January 2024 rating decision.