Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been in remission since 2014 and does not require active treatment. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a spine disability, including spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis, as well as radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to inadequate medical opinions considering the Veteran's documented April 1966 complaint of back pain.

Your appeal of the deferral of your claim for an increased evaluation for brain disease due to trauma has been dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's VA benefits were improperly withheld due to a felony arrest warrant, and thus the appeal is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of throat cancer are at least as likely as not related to military service, specifically his exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Vietnam. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The appeal regarding the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for residual fracture left acetabulum with DJD to 10 percent is dismissed. The case is remanded for a new VA peripheral nerve examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left leg meralgia paresthesia.

The Veteran's surviving sister was denied additional burial benefits and transportation expenses as the criteria for such benefits were not met due to the Veteran's death being non-service connected.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including failure to associate complete Military Personnel Records and failure to provide a VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for rash in groin area/fungus is now pending.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the propriety of appointing a successor fiduciary as the Veteran has been deemed competent to manage his VA benefits and no longer requires a fiduciary.

The Veteran's non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is rated at 60 percent, but no higher, as per the VA rating schedule criteria. The evidence shows that his forced vital capacity (FVC) was between 51 and 61 percent predicted value.

The Veteran is entitled to retroactive CRSC and CRDP payments, but the decision is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding prior withholding of VA benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a dispute over the validity of an overpayment debt. The Veteran is requesting clarification on why he was charged for certain periods and seeks a waiver of the debt.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Veteran withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Veteran's VA compensation benefits were reduced due to the receipt of drill pay for FY 2019. The Board found that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error as the AOJ did not confirm the number of drill days performed in FY 2019, and thus remanded the case.

The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care provided on December 11, 2018 and December 17, 2018 were dismissed as the VHA has already approved these expenses in accordance with VA policy.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for foot condition, now claimed as bilateral foot condition and hammer toes, has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran must provide copies of these records to VA.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected left orbital blow-out fracture, status post repair, due to lack of visual impairment or incapacitating episodes.

The appellant's claim for burial in a VA national cemetery was denied as he did not meet the minimum active service requirements and therefore, is not considered a veteran. The decedent also did not have any period of full-time active-duty service.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on November 12, 2020 by Aegis Sciences Corporation is dismissed because the claim has been granted and no case or controversy remains.