Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including a lack of VA treatment records and an inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with all available evidence.

The Board has found a duty to assist error in the prior decision due to failure to get a VA examination and is remanding the case to obtain additional inpatient treatment records from March through April 1998, plus any mental health treatment during service.

The Board has granted service connection for dermatophytosis (claimed as skin rash) prior to August 10, 2022, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his in-service symptoms and treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in determining eligibility for DIC benefits. The claim will be reconsidered on its merits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary frequency has been dismissed due to his death. The appeal is moot as the Board does not have jurisdiction.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and therefore he is not eligible for VA burial benefits.

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 Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits is being remanded due to inadequate notice and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The correct statutory criteria for 'need for supervision, protection, or instruction' must be applied.

The Veteran's claim for underpayment of benefits was denied as there was no evidence of an underpayment. The Board found that the payments made to the Veteran were correct and appropriate.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA AOJ administratively approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on December 7, 2020.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents Educational Assistance have been dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's bilateral eye disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has granted an increased rating to 60 percent throughout the period on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of insomnia has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is presumed to have been caused by exposure to burn pits and other toxins during his service in Kuwait. Service connection for this condition is granted under the PACT Act, but the effective date cannot be earlier than August 10, 2022.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for testicular cancer with hypofunction/hypogonadism, status post right radical orchiectomy due to duty to assist errors and need for an addendum opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on August 31, 2017, was resolved in full by administrative action.

The Veteran's appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed due to procedural issues. The claim will be addressed in a separate decision.

The Veteran's appeal for waiver of overpayment was granted due to the financial hardship and undue hardship caused by the debt, as well as VA's fault in not promptly removing him from his compensation award after learning of his spouse's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibrocystic breast disease was dismissed because she did not timely appeal the March 2021 rating decision and filed a supplemental claim requesting review of the same issue, which constituted an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a skin disability, finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to active service or any exposure to herbicides.