Other conditions Board decisions

The Board is remanding the case to determine whether the Veteran's grave is marked or unmarked, and to provide appropriate applications for reimbursement of headstone or marker expenses.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current uterine fibroids disability was not incurred during service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not eligible for PCAFC benefits and has ordered a remand to correct errors in notification and provide an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for eligibility to VA home loan guaranty benefits is remanded due to missing procedural documents and a lack of complete loan guaranty file. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The appeal for initial eligibility and any accrued benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is denied as the Veteran was not an eligible veteran at the time of his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of sufficient evidence in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's atrial fibrillation and hydrazine exposure during service. The case will be returned for further examination and an updated medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the issue of whether the contractual payment rate for dental services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement is proper has been resolved by administrative action.

The appeal was dismissed because the issue of payment for non-VA medical care provided on November 18, 2020, has been resolved by an administrative action.

Your appeal for payment of non-VA care provided on September 10, 2019 has been resolved by administrative action. The claim was approved and you were paid $109.85. Your disagreement is with the amount paid, not the approval itself.

The Veteran seeks recognition of J.D.H. as his child for VA benefits purposes due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18. The Board has decided the case is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether J.D.H. was permanently incapable of self-support at the time of his 18th birthday.

The Board has determined that the appeals for payment of medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation (ASC) have been granted, and thus no case or controversy remains.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to readjudicate his claim for service connection for Crohn's Disease because no new and relevant evidence was presented, despite a VA Form 20-0995 filed in May 2021. The June 2017 rating decision denying service connection for Crohn's Disease is final.

The Veteran's claim for a waiver of the recoupment of an overpayment debt in the amount of $2,282.32 is dismissed because he passed away before VA could proceed with the claim.

The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome is rated at a 20 percent initial rating, effective from April 1, 2021.

The Board has granted additional accrued benefits in the amount of $7,182.32 to the appellant based on expenses incurred in connection with his father's last sickness.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance is dismissed as moot due to the grant of this benefit.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because it does not have authority to address questions regarding the proper contractual payment rate for services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA). The appellant's request for additional payment under a VCA must therefore be dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete record, specifically a missing consent document for the Veteran's eye surgery. The claim will be returned to the AOJ to correct this error.

The Veteran's appeal for the STEM Scholarship was dismissed because they have already received the full benefit sought, and their application has been granted.

The Veteran's right hand strain with little finger PIP flexion contracture, right long finger strain, and right thumb strain have been granted separate 10 percent ratings. The right hand strain is not rated higher due to ankylosis of the little finger.