Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board dismissed the appeal as the proposed withholding of VA benefits due to incarceration was not yet finalized and there is no longer a justiciable case or controversy.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of non-VA dental services was approved by VA.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation, thus the appeals are dismissed.

The Veteran is granted a 10% disability rating for loss of sense of smell, effective March 4, 2017. The Board found that the earlier effective date should be March 4, 2017, as opposed to August 7, 2019.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on December 28, 2019, has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board has granted service connection for von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, finding that the condition first manifested during active duty and is a congenital disease. Service connection was denied for a fatigue disability due to lack of evidence of a distinct current disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ had already approved payment for medical expenses incurred by a private provider on July 12, 2019.

The Veteran's child, V.L., was awarded additional dependency benefits for her full-time school attendance from June 17, 2017 to August 20, 2017. The Board found that the criteria were met and granted the appeal.

The Veteran's death precludes initial eligibility for PCAFC benefits, leading to the denial of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a head injury is dismissed due to the failure to timely file a VA Form 10182, and good cause has not been presented.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the lack of a decision from which this appeal stems, and for failing to provide proper notice as required by law. The AOJ must associate with the record the original May 2022 denial letter and issue the Veteran a new decision that includes citation to any internal guidance or other authority relied upon to support the conclusion that clinical training taken as part of degree program does not qualify for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is related to his active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The appeal for service connection for cause of death is dismissed as already granted in a December 2021 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right leg condition. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a new opinion from a qualified examiner.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits has been fully discharged through an August 2022 compromise settlement, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a prostate disability, finding no current disability at the time of the rating decision on appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the requested payment was already granted and paid by VA.

Your appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided on February 19, 2020 has been resolved in your favor as the VA has already authorized and paid the claim. The appeal is dismissed.

The VA overturned its previous denial and approved the expenses for non-VA medical care provided from May 26, 2020, to June 25, 2020. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the termination of survivor pension benefits effective October 1, 2019. The appellant needs to complete and return VA Form 21P-8416 to determine if her assisted living fees are deductible medical expenses.