Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal regarding payment of medical expenses provided by Associates in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on June 10, 2020 is dismissed because the services were not timely filed under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA).

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of ALS was denied as there is no evidence of a prior formal or intent to file a claim.

The Veteran's cause of death was dementia and dehydration. The Board found that the Veteran experienced stomach issues during service, which led to bouts of dehydration and contributed to his death.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disorder and pes cavus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not caused by his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision disability, including nystagmus, is caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), and therefore grants service connection on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for trigeminal neuralgia and CTS of the right upper extremity as secondary to service-connected residuals of TBI due to inadequate medical opinions. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with spinal stenosis is currently rated at 40 percent, and the appeal for an increased rating has been denied. The Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his IVDS with spinal stenosis and bilateral pes planus was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for additional educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied as he had already used up his full entitlement of 48 months, leaving him with only 14 months and 10 days remaining. The Board found no evidence that any stipend received during college impacted his education benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear employment history and occupational impairment caused by service-connected disabilities prior to December 27, 2016. Additional development is required.

The Veteran is granted a total of 22 months and 16 days of Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits, subject to the statutory cap of 48-months for aggregate benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his active-duty service or any herbicide exposure. The Board concluded that the Veteran did not have a chronic disease during service and that there was insufficient medical evidence to support a link between his symptoms and military service.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including instability, is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board has denied a higher rating.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 13, 2016 for the award of service connection for loss of use of both feet due to CUE in the May 2022 decision.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal for additional VR&E benefits was dismissed as the case is no longer a matter over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction due to the allowance of his claim.

The Veteran's service-connected anosmia and loss of sense of taste are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating, finding that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for complete loss of smell or taste.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claim for clothing allowances for the year of 2019 is being remanded due to incomplete records. The AOJ needs to upload all documentation related to the claim, including decisions and prosthetics records.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical care provided on February 4, 2020, has been dismissed as the claim was administratively approved by VA.