Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's application for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship was denied due to his education program not being an eligible program under the scholarship. The Board finds a remand is required to confirm if the Veteran has earned a post-secondary degree in a field referred to in 38 U.S.C. § 3320 (b)(4)(A)(i) and is enrolled in a program of education leading to a teaching certification.

The Board has decided to remand the service connection claim for residuals from a cold weather injury to both feet due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding military personnel records. The Veteran's service in Germany is not confirmed, and additional efforts are needed to obtain his military personnel records.

The Board has granted retroactive SMC benefits based on the need for aid and attendance of another, effective June 26, 2020. The Veteran's claim was pending due to a lack of specific evidence and his failure to submit an application form.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of stroke residuals, as secondary to PTSD, due to insufficient evidence and need for a medical opinion.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been received, warranting readjudication of the claim for service connection for residuals of hernia repair. The appeal is granted to this extent.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on February 12, 2020, has been resolved administratively.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and whether service-connected conditions contributed substantially or materially to it. A VA medical opinion is needed to address these issues.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved payment for your dental services provided on May 21, 2019.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service from September 11, 2001 to May 13, 2003 and August 6, 2008 to September 30, 2011 is not qualifying active service for Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits. The Board has therefore remanded the case to obtain relevant service personnel records and a DoD determination regarding the Veteran's eligibility.

The Board has denied challenges to the creation of an overpayment arising from the Veteran's divorce, but granted challenges to the validity of the period underlying the overpayment. The period is now limited to June 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020. The case is remanded for further action including a paid and due audit and calculation of the proper amount of the Veteran's overpayment.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for DIC benefits prior to August 24, 2012 due to procedural errors and new evidence submitted.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant is a non-VA healthcare provider who rendered services to the Veteran on May 8, 2020. The billing process and rates of payment are governed by statutory and contractual authority that does not allow for review by the Board.

The Board denied the claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on January 28, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board denied payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on November 2, 2020, as the services were not authorized by VA and did not meet the criteria for reimbursement.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing deviated septum was aggravated during service, and therefore grants service connection for residuals of a deviated septum.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment debt in the remaining amount of $41,822.10 was denied as it did not meet the criteria for equity and good conscience.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations of errors in the determination.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received, warranting readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease. The case is now remanded to provide a VA examination and obtain an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current condition.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether the overpayment debt was proper due to a full grant of benefits by the COWAC, and no longer in appellate status.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, paranoid type was granted a 100 percent schedular rating from September 29, 2020.,Eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits was also granted from September 29, 2020.