Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's attorney was granted eligibility to receive fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an August 2023 decision for adding dependents to his disability compensation award. The appeal is remanded for a determination of the reasonableness of these fees.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left leg disability and left drop foot due to errors in duty to assist. The claims will be reviewed again with proper consideration of the evidence.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's death was due to a service-connected disability prior to August 13, 1981. As such, the claim for special allowance benefits under REPS is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed chronic microangiopathic disease, including a lack of a VA examination.

The Board found that the overpayment of $1,893.97 was due to sole administrative error on the part of VA and dismissed the Veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery.

The appeal was dismissed because the VA approved payment of non-VA medical services provided on March 14, 2020.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of left leg and injury to right leg as secondary to PTSD with associated major depression, based on evidence showing a 'dissociative event' related to service-connected PTSD at the time of the motorcycle accident.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the episodes of care for non-VA medical services provided on October 28, 2019, and October 29, 2019, were approved and paid by VHA.

The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, but the Board is unable to determine if his laryngeal cancer was caused by service-connected exposure at Camp Lejeune. The cause of death may also be related to eye drops used for a long time for his service-connected bilateral eye disability.

Your appeal has been dismissed because you requested to withdraw it before the Board made a decision.

The appeal is dismissed because the RO's decision on the character of discharge has been rendered moot by a subsequent administrative decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip replacement, specifically whether it is proximately due to or caused by a service-connected disability, including left hip DJD.

The Board has dismissed the appeals as there are no effective VA determinations for the dates of service listed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for bursitis, left hip-flexion.

The Board has remanded the claims for a partial amputation of the right 1st MTP, including as secondary to service-connected recurrent cellulitis, and entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's claim is being reviewed again due to new evidence submitted outside of the evidentiary review window.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination and medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's residuals of Guillain-Barre syndrome is related to his active duty service, including environmental exposures during service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War and/or toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment of medical services provided to the Veteran on June 30, 2020, has been granted and no further action is needed.

The Veteran's bilateral great toe disabilities have been rated at 10 percent each, and the Board has remanded these matters for further evaluation due to inadequate examination findings.

The Veteran's muscle rupture, distal lateral left leg was granted service connection. The Veteran's dental condition (fractured teeth) is not compensable under VA regulations.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the VA Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Community Care approved payment for non-VA medical care provided by XRA to the Veteran on January 1, 2020.