Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran does not have a service-connected disability, so they are ineligible for financial assistance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The Board has determined that the appeal regarding payment for home health services provided by a non-VA provider is not proper and has been dismissed due to the specific administrative dispute resolution process under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs).

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding earlier effective dates for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need of regular aid and attendance, as no such claims were continuously pursued after the benefit was granted in a September 2019 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected broken 5th metatarsal, right hand disability is denied as there is no evidence of ankylosis or lost function comparable to amputation.

The Board has determined that the February 2021 decision denying eligibility for VA's PCAFC program is legally inadequate and requires further development to determine if the Veteran meets the basic medical eligibility criteria under PCAFC.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 21, 2020 was resolved in full by administrative action.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to incomplete medical opinion regarding the relationship between her claimed disabilities and inaction by VA following a cervical spine x-ray in 2012 which revealed that the hardware from her fusion surgery had failed.

The Veteran's application for Post-9/10 GI Bill educational assistance was denied because his eligibility period ended in August 2021, and he applied after this date.

The appeal is dismissed because the dispute over payment for home health services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) falls outside of the Board's jurisdiction and administrative review process.

The Veteran is seeking restoration of educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill for enrollment at Cutt Master Barber College. The AOJ denied his application due to the school's closure, but the Board finds that further development should have been conducted to confirm/certify the date of closure and address the Veteran's contention that he was deployed overseas and did not attend classes.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of chronic pain syndrome, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has granted service connection for myasthenia gravis as due to PCB exposure, effective from August 30, 2019.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Merkel cell carcinoma is granted, as the Board finds that his exposure to herbicide agents during military service in Vietnam is etiologically related to his current diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma disorder and adjustment disorder. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician addressing these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor disorder, persistent bereavement complex, is granted.,Compensable disability ratings prior to September 26, 2023, are denied for left hip strain with limitation of extension, right hip strain with limitation of extension, left hip strain with limitation of flexion, and right hip strain with limitation of flexion.

The Board found that the reduction and termination of the Veteran's nonservice-connected pension from March 1, 2014 to November 30, 2016 was proper due to his income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of deviated nasal septum was dismissed because the appeal is concurrent with another pending appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in identifying periods of active duty service and providing proper notice.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for shin splints, finding that there is no current disability of shin splints and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.