Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral TMJ dysfunction is granted as service-connected, with no effective date provided.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in creating and validating the overpayment of VA compensation benefits, specifically related to concurrent receipt of active duty pay. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran's pay during his period of active duty from May 2018 to January 2022, request documents from the ARBA, and prepare a paid and due audit. They are also reminded to review the validity of the overpayment based on sole administrative error.

The Veteran's request for an extension of the delimiting date beyond June 24, 2021, for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 was denied as there is no evidence showing that his disability prevented him from initiating or completing a program of education.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's jaw condition and his service, specifically the extraction of wisdom teeth.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to survivor pension benefits due to a failure to consider evidence received after the initial decision. The appellant's status as the Veteran's surviving spouse needs to be established.

The Veteran's right elbow strain was rated as 0 percent disabling for impairment and 10 percent disabling for flexion. The appeal is denied.,Service connection for a left elbow condition is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder is etiologically related to her active service, resolving all reasonable doubt in her favor. Therefore, the claim for service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip avascular necrosis, finding that it is related to his in-service injury.

The appeal has been dismissed as the administrative action for the entire episode of care at issue in this appeal constitutes a reversal of the prior denial and a full grant of the benefit sought.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Lyme disease as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability or its relationship to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for left midfoot arthritis as secondary to lumbosacral strain due to insufficient medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating was denied as the Veteran failed to attend a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for a VA examination and opinion regarding compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to an additional disability resulting from right ankle surgery at a VA facility.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's request for an extension of his Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits delimiting date was denied as none of the limited circumstances allowing for such an extension are applicable in this case.

The Board granted the appellant's waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) educational assistance benefits in the calculated amount of $4,104.82 due to non-attendance caused by mental health issues and found that recovery would cause undue hardship.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for Barrett's esophagus and TDIU is being remanded due to inconsistencies in the severity of his condition as described by examiners. An addendum VA medical opinion is required.

The appeal for increased DIC benefits is dismissed due to concurrent review of the same issue under different lanes prohibited by law.

The appeal has been dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical care provided on October 28, 2020, was administratively approved by VA.

The Board dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA medical care provided by Vascular Care of Texas, PLLC on August 29, 2019, as it is not within the jurisdiction of the Board to review such claims.