Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to retroactive payment of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits based on receipt of Department of Defense (DOD) Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) benefits. The Appellant was awarded retroactive DIC benefits, but there is a discrepancy in the overpayment amount.

The Board has granted service connection for left elbow olecranon bursitis and lateral epicondylitis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had onset in service.

The Veteran's accrued benefits were not paid to the appellant due to her not qualifying as a child under VA regulations, and no reimbursement claim for expenses was made.

The Veteran's service-connected vitiligo is currently rated at 30 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board denied a higher rating as there was no evidence of worsening beyond what is already accounted for in the current rating.

The Board found that the overpayment of $8,443.68 was due to VA's failure to process the Veteran's divorce information and thus constituted sole administrative error without the Veteran's knowledge.

The Veteran's appeal for VR&E services was dismissed because the AOJ has already granted his request for independent living services, rendering the issue moot.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is competent to manage his VA funds and has granted the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of information regarding the Veteran's drill days in FY 2019, and instructions have been provided for obtaining this information.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a Level 2 stipend under the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to proceed with the case.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to properly follow procedures for obtaining radiation exposure dose estimates, which is relevant as the claim involves a radiogenic disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient notice regarding the overpayment and its validity. The Veteran's request for waiver of recovery is also pending review.

The Veteran's eligibility for benefits under the PCAFC program is remanded due to a legally inadequate decision based on insufficient medical reasoning.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right lung mass due to potential exposure to anesthetic gases during active duty.

The Board has decided that the notification of the decision was legally inadequate and there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case is being remanded for an adequate medical decision.

The Veteran's peptic ulcer disease is being remanded for a new examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed as the Veteran's attorney withdrew the issue.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the Veteran was found competent to handle disbursement of VA funds in a May 2021 rating decision.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on November 23, 2020 by Aegis Sciences Corporation is dismissed because the claim has been granted and no case or controversy remains.

Service connection for cataracts was denied. An effective date earlier than August 16, 2009, for the award of a 10 percent rating for calcified granuloma of the lungs is denied.,The Veteran's service connection claim for calcified granuloma was granted with an effective date of January 7, 2010. The Board found that the earliest date on which it is factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred was November 29, 2010.