Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for erythromelalgia and scleroderma, finding that the Veteran's conditions are due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his active service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and rating of fibromyalgia, as well as the effective date earlier than November 17, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of 30 percent for vitiligo is dismissed because it is a freestanding claim and not related to the main issue on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted in a previous decision and implemented by the AOJ. As this grant is now moot, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board is remanding the case due to confusion about whether the Veteran's separation pay has been fully repaid, and for a full audit of both VA compensation benefits and DFAS accounts.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it was a corrective order that corrected language in a prior remand, not an actual decision on service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's leg length discrepancy is related to his knee replacements and remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for eye disabilities due to inadequate opinions regarding the nature of his bilateral cataracts, myopia, and astigmatism.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's eligibility for MGIB-SR education benefits terminated when he separated from the Selected Reserve in December 2020. The appeal is remanded to determine if the Veteran had any reenlistment periods during his service and whether this would affect his eligibility for both Chapter 30 and Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection for a breathing impairment due to a lack of development prior to the issuance of the decision on appeal.

The Board has determined that the previous denial of service connection for a deviated septum was due to a duty to assist error and remands the case for further development.

The Veteran is seeking to have a previous rating decision that awarded a 10 percent rating for gunshot wound residuals, left thigh muscles revised due to claimed CUE. The AOJ must adjudicate this specific theory of CUE.

The appeal is dismissed because the medical services provided by the Appellant on May 8, 2020, were pursuant to a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) and governed by statutory and contractual authority that does not allow for Board review.

The Board has found that the Veteran's requests for waivers of overpayment were timely filed. The appeal is granted as to these issues.

The Veteran is only entitled to additional compensation for his stepchild, D., as a school-age dependent who was 18 years old beginning the date the RO received evidence that D. was eligible. The effective date of the award is June 25, 2021. However, on July 27, 2021, D. was no longer eligible due to his expected graduation from high school.

The Veteran's appeal for VR&E services was dismissed because the decision was issued during an ongoing Legacy appeal and not under the modernized review system (AMA).

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The case will not be reconsidered as a result.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU has been dismissed as he withdrew the appeal through his authorized representative.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's exposure to toxic substances during service, as well as his cause of death.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the VA had administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided by XRA Medical Imaging, Inc., on November 6, 2019.