Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal for earlier effective dates for the 50 percent disability rating and TDIU was dismissed as it pertains to a purely ministerial decision implementing the Board's October 2019 decision.

The Veteran's application to add his child E.T. as a dependent for VA purposes was granted in May 2022, and the appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied service connection for Crohn's disease with small bowel obstruction, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active duty or any in-service injury.

The Board remands the service connection claim for myasthenia gravis to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding its potential link to the Veteran's service-connected thyroid disability.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your request for payment of dental services provided on September 1, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal seeking additional payment under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) for services provided to the Veteran from April 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020.

The Veteran's spouse seeks apportionment of the Veteran's disability compensation as accrued benefits due to incarceration. The Board denied this claim because there was no claim for apportionment filed during the Veteran's lifetime.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses was dismissed due to the Board's lack of jurisdiction over third-party administrator decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for hidradenitis suppurativa located behind the left ear, finding that there is at least a balance of evidence to support this claim. Service connection was denied for forehead nodule above the right eye due to lack of current disability.

The Board dismissed the appeals as the claims were administratively approved by VA, and no further relief can be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 19, 2022, for special monthly compensation (SMC) housebound.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reinstate eligibility for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, as she had made an irrevocable election of Chapter 33 benefits in October 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant, a billing company, did not provide the medical services and is therefore not a proper claimant to file a Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a separate rating for right knee instability was dismissed due to procedural error.

The appeal on the merits has become moot due to the Veteran's death and must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dyskinesia of the left and right lower extremities as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the ankles due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation.

The Board dismissed the appeal seeking eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in September 2020 and July 2021 rating decisions because there was no decision from which the appellant could appeal.

The Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) of the brain is granted service connection, and DIC based on service connection for the cause of his death due to GBM is also granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for multi-joint gout arthritis to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate.

The Veteran's dependent children, C. and M., were added to his award for school attendance from January [REDACTED], 2021, to June 1, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran provided sufficient information to keep them on his award as schoolchildren until their graduation in June 2021.