Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of his left and right hand cold injuries have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the payment of non-VA medical care provided to the Veteran from August 4, 2019, to August 5, 2019.

The Board has decided that the character of the appellant's discharge does not constitute a bar to VA benefits, but due to incomplete service records, they have ordered further investigation and remanded for additional information.

The Board has determined that the appeal is not yet ripe for adjudication due to incomplete evidence regarding marital status and financial hardship. The case will be remanded for further development of these issues.

The Veteran's daughter, S.T., was not eligible for additional dependency benefits based on school attendance because she had already turned 18 and did not attend any courses after the Veteran's disability rating increased to above 30 percent.

The Veteran's prostatitis was rated at 10 percent, and the Board found no evidence to warrant an increase in his disability rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims for service connection and increased rating for insomnia, as well as an earlier effective date for his service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected tardive dyskinesia is granted a 10% rating from August 3, 2021, and an effective date of October 30, 2014. The appeal for a compensable rating prior to this date was denied.

The Veteran's initial rating for ulcerative colitis prior to November 8, 2019 was denied. From November 8, 2019, the Veteran received a 10 percent rating. The Board has remanded his claims due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted an effective date of November [REDACTED], 2018, for the addition of the Veteran's child R. as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation.

The Veteran's metastatic T-cell lymphoma with enlarged lymph nodes was active from October 1, 2010, to November 22, 2021. The Board granted a 100% disability rating for this condition during that period.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment of medical services provided by the appellant under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) due to the specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review.

The Veteran's claim for the validity of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The RO must consider whether or not sole administrative error occurred in the creation of the debt.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for pulmonary embolisms and blood clots, as they are secondary to PTSD. The VA examiner will need to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are aggravated by PTSD.

The Veteran's esophagitis is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected condition, as there are inconsistencies in the previous examination report.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. The AOJ is required to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's lung cancer is at least as likely as not caused by his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to revise a May 2019 rating decision that granted service connection for right meniscus tear, effective January 6, 2019. The Board found no CUE and determined that the AOJ did not commit an error of facts or law in the May 2019 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for herpes and buttock pain secondary to herpes, but denied service connection for lymph node disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible statements regarding her symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for payment of medical expenses incurred on December 22, 2020 at Lake Hospital System was denied by the AOJ under 38 U.S.C. § 1703 due to lack of authorization. The Board finds that remanding and allowing consideration under 38 U.S.C. § 1725A for episodic urgent care would have a reasonable possibility of aiding in substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted the Veteran's challenges to the propriety of the creation of his overpayment in the amount of $6,805.72, finding that he neither subjectively nor objectively knew he was overpaid.