Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits, finding that the funds returned by the fiduciary to VA were not due and unpaid at the time of the Veteran's death. The decision also noted that there was no evidence of a valid will or heirs who would have been entitled to these funds.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.

The Board granted an apportionment of 20% of the Veteran's VA benefits to support A.E.Q. from May 2018 to September 2019 and from September 2022 forward, but denied a similar request for the Appellant.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim for service connection for left achilles tendonitis. The matter of entitlement to a compensable rating for retracted skin, status-post left thigh hematoma is remanded.

The Veteran's ulcerative colitis is currently rated at 10 percent, but a higher rating of 60 percent is granted for the entire appeal period. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The claim for accrued benefits was denied as the application was not filed within one year of the death of the Veteran, and there is no evidence that an intent to file a claim for accrued benefits was submitted.

The Board has remanded the claims for systemic lupus erythematosus, fatigue, muscle pain, and Raynaud's disease due to potential exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran was not granted service connection as his conditions are not related to his in-service exposures.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for trigeminal neuralgia and CTS of the right upper extremity as secondary to service-connected TBI due to inadequate reasoning in a previous medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rate of payment of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits is denied as his aggregate length of qualifying active-duty service does not meet the criteria for a higher rate.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's psoriatic arthritis is related to his service-connected prostate cancer and/or exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran needs additional medical opinions on these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of an increased evaluation for service-connected hallux rigidus, right and entitlement to service connection for scoliosis, as secondary to service-connected hallux rigidus, right due to insufficient consideration of additional evidence.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge was due to willful and persistent misconduct, resulting in a regulatory bar to VA compensation benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to radiation from a helicopter floor system and his diagnosis of leukemia.

The Veteran's right lower extremity varicose veins are currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board has decided to remand both his claim for a higher rating and the issue of reducing his current rating.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's employment status, which affects his TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional development, including obtaining 'Quality Assurance' and 'Nurses Notes' related to a bronchoscopy performed in June 2011.

The appeal of the issue regarding payment or reimbursement for medical expenses from December 2 to December 5, 2015, is dismissed as all claims have been paid. The denial of payment for services provided by DRA remains unresolved.

The appeal for service-connected burial benefits is dismissed as the Veteran's death was caused by a service-connected disability and burial allowance has been granted. The claimant seeks additional burial benefits, but these are not warranted due to the Veteran not being buried in a national or state veterans cemetery.

The Veteran's non-VA emergency treatment for acute appendicitis was granted reimbursement as a VA facility was not feasibly available.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for initial ratings for his service-connected periodic limb movement disorder, pinguecula of the bilateral eyes, dry eye syndrome, and bilateral corneal degeneration due to insufficient development of the record.