Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for aortic stenosis and hepatic steatosis due to insufficient evidence, including the need for a VA examination with medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals seeking payment for medical services provided through VA's Community Care program from October 2019 to March 2020 as the process does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Board denied the claim for VA death pension benefits due to a bar on eligibility based on the Veteran's character of discharge, which was found to be under conditions other than honorable.

The Veteran's eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is being remanded due to a lack of proper notification and compliance with statutory requirements.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment debt due to concurrent payment of VA compensation benefits and drill pay, as well as retroactive suspension of VA compensation benefits upon return to active duty. The decision found that the Veteran was solely at fault for creating part of the overpayment and that repayment would not cause undue financial hardship.

The appeal for survivor pension benefits is dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the termination of nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective June 1, 2015, as it was determined to be improper and no overpayment remained.

The Board has remanded the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's major neurocognitive disorder is related to in-service exposure to jet fuel and grease, caused by his service-connected hearing loss, or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on November 26, 2019 and November 27, 2019 due to administrative approvals that reversed previous denials.

The Veteran's dependency benefits for his child, H., were reinstated due to the presumption of regularity being rebutted and the Veteran showing good cause for failing to notify VA concerning the status of his dependents.

The Board has granted service connection for basaloid carcinoma of the tongue, loss of salivary gland function as secondary to service-connected basaloid carcinoma of the tongue, and lymph node cancer as secondary to service-connected basaloid carcinoma of the tongue. The decision is based on direct service connection due to unsafe sexual practices during active duty.

The Board dismissed the appeal as payment for medical services provided by Aztec Pathology LLC on June 29, 2020 was already authorized and will be resubmitted to TriWest with the authorization number.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and exposure to TERA at Fort Hamilton. The cause of death was listed as gastrointestinal bleeding with hypertensive cardiovascular disease contributing significantly.

The Veteran's VA educational assistance benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill have been exhausted, and the appellant cannot receive additional benefits as his entitlement has expired.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring an additional VA examination and opinion.

The Veteran was granted an extension of his delimiting date for Post 9/11 GI Bill educational benefits due to service-connected disabilities preventing him from pursuing education.

The Veteran's appeal was initially about his eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits. The Board found that he did not have qualifying wartime service and denied the claim, leading to a remand to correct the duty to assist error.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for her heart disability from 30 percent to 10 percent effective February 1, 2023 was proper and denied her request to restore the 30 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional VA examination and opinion to determine whether the Veteran's Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma causes a permanent and total disability.