Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and the need to obtain the appellant's complete service personnel records, including any outstanding EPRs.

The appeal was dismissed because the VA AOJ administratively approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on December 31, 2020.

The Veteran's disability rating for spondylolisthesis and spondylosis with IVDS lumbar spine is increased to 40 percent, effective from December 1, 2018, to August 10, 2021. The appeal regarding a higher rating remains pending.

The appeal has been dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on June 22, 2020.

The appeal concerning payment for non-VA medical services provided on June 20, 2020 is dismissed as the claim was not timely filed and has since been reprocessed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence, including military pay records, when readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran's actinic keratosis, affecting more than 5 percent but less than 20 percent of his exposed body area, has been granted an effective date of January 31, 2014.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet the eligibility requirements for PCAFC benefits, and this decision is being remanded to provide proper notice and a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 22, 2019, for a 10 percent rating increase for right thumb injury residuals is granted. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the already awarded total 100 percent rating.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal related to the creation of an overpayment in the amount of $7,978.80.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for a waiver of the recoupment of $6,779.35 portion of his overpayment debt because it was already partially waived by COWC before reaching the appellate level.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for atrial fibrillation (also claimed as sinus bradycardia). The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance as the Appellant, through her authorized representative, requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case to consider the merits of the overpayment waiver request in the cumulative amount of $27,707.88 due to an issue with timely filing.

The Board has determined that the eligibility determination for the Veteran's participation in VA's Caregivers PCAFC program was not adequately supported by medical evidence and requires further review.

The Veteran's appeal for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) is denied because he has already elected and received benefits under Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill). The law bars duplication of eligibility based on a single period of service that began on or after August 1, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip strain and greater trochanteric pain syndrome, finding that the current conditions began during service.

Your appeal for an increased rating for your right shoulder condition has been dismissed because the same issue was already addressed in a previous decision.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for prostate cancer residuals is remanded, and the reduction of his disability rating from 100% to 20% is also remanded. New evidence has been received since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for endometriosis and impaired fertility as secondary to endometriosis due to inadequate medical opinions related to these claims.