Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not eligible for Chapter 1606 benefits and has ordered a remand to provide proper notice of this decision.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified obstructive lung disease is rated at 30 percent for the entire period on appeal, effective August 6, 2022.

The Court reversed the Board's decision to sever service connection for malignant neoplasm of the bilateral lungs due to a lack of clear and unmistakable error. Service connection is restored.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for Raynaud's syndrome, including as secondary to service-connected tension headaches, is remanded due to insufficient opinions and need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings for myopathy in each extremity, as well as her claim for basic eligibility for dependents' educational assistance (DEA), were denied. The Board has also determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional information regarding the severity of her myopathy and whether she requires aid and attendance or is housebound.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a urinary disability was dismissed because it resulted from an impermissible concurrent election under the modernized review system. The appeal had already been adjudicated in a separate Board decision.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for eligibility to transfer education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for eligibility to the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's character of discharge for his period of service from June 2, 1998, through January 18, 2000 is not a bar to receiving VA compensation and healthcare benefits.

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ has administratively approved the payment of expenses for non-VA medical services rendered between September 2, 2019, and September 9, 2019.

The appellant's request for a transportation allowance as part of VA burial benefits was granted, rendering the appeal moot.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's cause of death and his testicular cancer. The AOJ is required to obtain a VA medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's testicular cancer, including whether it is related to service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder was granted with an effective date of July 9, 1998.,The Veteran's request for earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was denied.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical care provided on August 7, 2019, has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board has determined that the medical opinions provided are inadequate and requires a new opinion to determine if the bilateral hip disorders were aggravated by a service-connected disability. The Veteran's claims for service connection, healthcare benefits under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17, and treatment purposes only are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 0 percent for deep vein thrombosis is remanded due to a missed VA examination. The Board finds the missed examination was necessary and there was confusion surrounding its scheduling.

The Veteran's service-connected benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) did not manifest as voiding dysfunction requiring the use of an appliance or the wearing of absorbent material, which must be changed more than four times per day, or poor renal function. Therefore, an increased disability rating in excess of 40 percent for BPH is denied.

The Board denied service connection for a left elbow condition, finding that the evidence did not establish a causal relationship to active service.

The Veteran's claim for direct service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer, including an earlier effective date, is granted. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at November 28, 2020.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the propriety of the contractual payment rate for home health services provided by the appellant from September 16, 2020, to September 21, 2020, as this matter is subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review.