Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted the application for recognition as the surviving spouse for the purpose of dependency and indemnity compensation, including DIC benefits. The appellant provided sufficient evidence to show her marriage to the Veteran was valid and she lived with him until his death.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral Meige's syndrome with blepharospasm and left eye cataract rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance from April 20, 2013 to July 10, 2015. The Board granted SMC based on aid and attendance for this period but remanded the TDIU claim due to conflicting evidence regarding his employment status.

The Board granted an effective date of October 30, 2017, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's disability evaluation for residuals of trauma to the pelvis and right hip with limitation of flexion and traumatic arthritis was restored from October 1, 1976. The AOJ also granted his claim for an increased disability evaluation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the Appellant's Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed, and no good cause for the untimely filing was provided.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically addressing in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's restrictive lung disease with atelectasis of the lingula, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including a new evaluation with a VRC to assess the impact of the Veteran's service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities on his ability to prepare for, obtain, and maintain suitable employment.

The Board remands the issues of basic eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing and entitlement to a special home adaptation grant due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's loss of use of her lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various hand injuries due to issues with the competency of a VA examiner and the need for an addendum opinion regarding functional equivalent of ankylosis.

The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for chronic suppurative otitis media and a noncompensable rating for a perforation of the tympanic membrane, while denying an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for otitis externa.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for pre-existing bilateral binocular amblyopia due to high hyperopia is remanded.

The Veteran's death during the appeal process means that their claims cannot be decided, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at YRuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) due to lack of evidence showing payable expenses.

The Board granted an effective date of May 22, 2017, for the grant of nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board denied a separate rating for ocular symptomatology as part of the rhabdomyolysis rating assignments, finding that the Veteran's eye disorders are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected rhabdomyolysis.

The Veteran's service was not sufficient to meet the eligibility criteria for VA burial benefits, and he did not have any pending claims or receive VA compensation at the time of his death. The claim is denied.

Service connection for osteoporosis is granted, and the effective date for the award of service connection for muscle group VII and X injuries is set as March 12, 2007. Additionally, a revision on CUE in a July 15, 2011 rating decision regarding the total combined disability rating is made.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of prescription medication expenses incurred on January 4, 2024 was denied because the medication was not available under the VA national formulary system or otherwise a benefit for which the Veteran is eligible as a person enrolled in the VA healthcare system.