Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's entitlement to VRRAP education benefits for the term from November 8, 2021, to December 16, 2021, was reinstated and her appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's neck cancer, which is currently active and requires lifelong treatment, has been granted a 100 percent rating.

The Veteran is granted additional educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) subject to the statutory cap of 48 months of aggregate benefits. The appeal is granted as per Supreme Court's holding in Rudisill v. McDonough.

The Veteran's appeal for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses related to care provided on March 7, 2024 was dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal in November 2024.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC benefits was denied as a matter of law due to his death, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) should be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the June 2023 decision.

The Veteran's cause of death is deemed to be due to his service-connected squamous cell carcinoma of the nose, which was presumed to have been caused by exposure to burn pits and other toxins during his Gulf War service.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection for urinary dysfunction, including frequency and nocturia, as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea. The Board dismissed the appeal due to this withdrawal.

The Board denied the Veteran's widow's request for an earlier effective date for DIC, stating that she did not have apparent entitlement to pension or dependency and indemnity compensation at the time of her husband's death in November [REDACTED], 2017. The widow submitted a claim for DIC on December 17, 2020, which was granted effective August 24, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to his death, and the case is now pending for substitution of the spouse as the appellant.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to the reversal of the initial denial and approval of the non-VA care provided by SCH on April 22, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) and dismissed the claim for bruxism as moot.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and for additional development of records, including VA treatment records. The Veteran's heart disorder is currently diagnosed as supraventricular ectopy (premature atrial contractions).

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided at Memorial Hermann Hospital on December 29, 2020 was denied because he had not received VA care in the 24 months prior to the emergency treatment.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the claim for reimbursement of home health services was not timely filed, as per a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for cancer of the lymph nodes of the neck and squamous cell carcinoma of the right tongue.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for specially adapted housing, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has decided that accrued benefits and a survivor's pension are denied, and service connection for cause of death is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's colon cancer.

The Veteran's death precluded initial eligibility for PCAFC benefits, and the appeal is dismissed as a matter of law.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for myofascial pain syndrome has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her appeal.