Other conditions Board decisions

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved payment for your medical services provided on March 18, 2020.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of proper notice in the decision regarding the appellant's claim for additional VA payment or reimbursement for medical services provided by them. The case will be adjudicated again with proper notice and compliance with applicable regulations.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed as the authorized representative withdrew the appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's service-connected stomach ulcers were rated at 60 percent effective August 2, 2021. The Board found that the increase in severity occurred within a year prior to this rating decision and granted an earlier effective date of August 2, 2020.

The Board has determined that the appellant's father, who served honorably in a Special Guerilla Unit supporting U.S. forces in Laos and became a naturalized citizen of the United States by September 1999, meets the eligibility criteria for interment in a VA national cemetery. The decision grants the request to have his remains interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver to recover an overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on December 14, 2020 due to a policy error in denying the initial claim. The appeal is based on the VA's existing payment authorities and regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to reinstate benefits for his spouse, M., as VA had not received verification of their dependency status.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's in-service death due to willful misconduct, but denied an earlier effective date for DIC.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to ensure proper notification and consideration of the appellant's claim for accrued benefits. The appeal does not involve service connection issues.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for facial burns during basic training has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's income is above the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR), so he does not qualify for a nonservice-connected pension.

The Board has determined that the decision regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits was legally inadequate and there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case is being remanded to address these issues.

The Board readjudicated the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 for spina bifida based on new and relevant evidence, while denying the claim for birth defects.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of his delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 was denied as there are no provisions in the law that would allow for such a benefit beyond what he has already been awarded.

The Board granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation on behalf of his children B.P. and Q.P., beginning December 12, 2017, in the amount of additional dependency compensation until October 31, 2020, and $250 per child from November 1, 2020, until their respective 18th birthdays.

The Veteran's chest pain is being remanded for further development as there are outstanding VA treatment records that need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's spondylosis and spondylolisthesis or segmental instability. The VA will provide an adequate medical opinion to determine if these conditions are congenital defects, superimposed diseases, or acquired disabilities.

The Veteran's initial claim for a left shin splint was granted, and he is now receiving a 10 percent rating. The Board has also remanded the issue of increased ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy due to insufficient development.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 8, 2022, for limitation of right elbow supination and limitation of right elbow flexion. The Veteran's effective date for a 30 percent rating for the period from December 12, 2017, to March 7, 2022, for right elbow limitation of supination is unclear.