Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot conditions due to missing STRs and inadequate VA examination. The Veteran contends that his current arthritis is related to boots he wore during active duty.

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

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for loss of sense of taste and a rating in excess of 10 percent for anosmia (loss of sense of smell) are dismissed due to procedural defects.

The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for pulmonary failure has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that there are missing documents related to the non-VA medical care provided on July 5, 2022. The claim was submitted to the VCCP but denied as unauthorized. The Board finds a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and will remand for further development.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for the Board to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board has granted the appellant's eligibility to receive full compensation for past-due benefits awarded in a November 2022 rating decision. As the benefit sought is now fully granted, the issue of additional attorney fees based on these past-due benefits is dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection decision is made.

The Veteran's cause of death, chronic granulocytic leukemia, is found to be related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran requested to withdraw their appeal before the Board, and as a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to September 5, 2018, for the award of dependency benefits for his children J.F. and S.F., finding that he did not meet the criteria due to ignorance of VA regulations regarding submission deadlines.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing relevant documents from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The AOJ needs to reconstruct the record and associate all pertinent records with the electronic claims file.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding the evaluation and effective date for chronic adjustment disorder with alcohol use disorder as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's request for substitution as a claimant was erroneously denied due to an incorrect application of VA regulations. The appeal is remanded for further review.

The Board denied the appeal as the Veteran's substantive appeal was not timely filed, following the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) in March 2017 and more than one year after the original rating decision in February 2015.

The Board denied service connection for a dental condition, finding that the Veteran's missing tooth was not due to in-service trauma and did not meet the criteria for compensation.

The Veteran's lymphocytic leukocytosis was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period; continuity of symptomatology is not established; and this condition is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease, to include in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Therefore, service connection for lymphocytic leukocytosis, claimed as chronic B-cell leukemia, including as due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, is denied.

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

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 3, 2020.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 5, 2020.