Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death, specifically whether the esophageal cancer was related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The PACT Act requires VA to provide such an examination.

The Veteran was found to have been in receipt of a total disability rating for over eight years prior to his death, and the Appellant was legally married to him at the time of his death. The Board granted increased DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2) based on this evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in the original decision and to consider potential accrued benefits based on a disability that prevented the Veteran from filing for pension within the first 30 days of becoming permanently and totally disabled.

The appeal seeking eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) has been dismissed due to a withdrawal request from the appellant.

The Board has upgraded the Appellant's character of discharge from dishonorable to honorable, allowing him to receive VA benefits.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by Harris Health System due to a lack of prior authorization, but found that the services were authorized by TriWest and instructed to resubmit the claim.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the payment of non-VA medical care provided to the Veteran from November 18, 2020, to November 19, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to revise a rating decision that terminated his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) award, effective September 1, 2006.

Your claim for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma has been granted, and the issue is no longer on appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate, thus denying her pension benefits from October 1, 2019.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's squamous cell cancer of the tongue is granted as service connected due to exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance from June 10, 2024.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination for gastrointestinal disability, and the need to determine if it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for restoration of N. as a dependent child for VA dependency benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for Charcot foot and right leg amputation should be remanded due to a duty to assist error, as well as potential PACT Act requirements.

The Veteran was not service connected for any disability or combination of disabilities rated at 70 percent or more, and therefore did not meet the eligibility criteria for VA's PCAFC program.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development.

The Board denied the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on January 4, 2022 due to a lack of VA authorization.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a bilateral heel disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.