Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's annual clothing allowance application for calendar year 2020 was approved in May 2020, making the appeal moot and dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional errors regarding the Veteran's TDIU benefits and identity theft claims. The SSA information and the identity theft claim need to be associated with the claims folder.

Effective dates of January 24, 2018 for the addition of the Veteran's spouse and children as dependents to his VA disability compensation are granted.,An effective date prior to December 30, 2019 for the addition of the Veteran's child A. is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's hospice care and treatment records. The claim will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The appeal for individual unemployability was dismissed due to the appellant's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The appeal has been dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on March 13, 2020, was resolved by administrative action and approved.

The Veteran's Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder has been granted an increased rating of 70 percent, effective October 6, 2021. The disability is rated as a result of the severity of symptoms such as difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances, near-continuous depression, impaired impulse control, and several instances of suicidal thought.

The Veteran's cause of death, cholangiocarcinoma, was not service-connected as it occurred more than four decades after his military service and there is no evidence linking the cancer to herbicide exposure. The Board denied service connection for the cause of death.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for survivor's pension with special monthly pension due to her income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rates (MAPR) for a surviving spouse at the aid and attendance rate.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA dental care provided by Dr. John Tessendorf on February 12, 2020 was dismissed as the services were already paid/reimbursed in accordance with VA policy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for incontinence, finding that there is no current diagnosed disability related to his service-connected spine disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his myocardial infarction was denied as the medical evidence did not support a workload of less than 3 METs or any evidence of heart failure symptomatology.

The Board has determined that the character of the appellant's discharge from service does not constitute a bar to VA compensation benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct. However, the decision is remanded for further action regarding the issue of insanity.

The Veteran's discharge from the PCAFC was improper, and eligibility for benefits under the program is restored.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of bilateral hand and finger disabilities, diagnosed as strain, due to a procedural error.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's active duty service is less than twenty-four months, which means he does not meet the minimum requirements for eligibility to be buried in a VA national cemetery. The decision is remanded to obtain his personnel records from both active and reserve service.

Your appeals for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance, and housebound benefits have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left elbow disability due to the lack of evidence of current diagnosis and no in-service or post-service treatment related to this condition.