Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's vision loss is not deemed to be due to VA care, and the Board finds no fault on VA's part. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 has been denied.

The Veteran is not competent to manage the disbursement of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) funds, and restoration of competency is not warranted.

The Veteran's urethral stricture, status post urethroplasty was rated as 20 percent prior to January 12, 2023. The Board denied a higher rating based on the evidence not showing urinary frequency with daytime voiding interval less than one hour or awakening to void five or more times per night.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a gastrointestinal condition, finding no evidence to support a link between his in-service symptoms and current diagnosis.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remands the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's lung disability had its onset in service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the lung has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this case as he passed away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits was denied because it was not filed within the required 180-day period.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claim for service connection for a sleep disorder because no new and relevant evidence was submitted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was entitled to monthly housing allowance under Chapter 33 for periods of active duty service in December 2017, September 2018 (September 7), and September 2018 (September 14). The appeal is granted as there was no overpayment due to VA's administrative error.

The Veteran's death was caused by a motor vehicle accident during active duty service, and the Board found that it occurred in the line of duty. Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disability was granted, and he is now eligible to receive past-due benefits. The attorney's eligibility to fees based on these benefits is contested.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's causes of death are related to his military service, particularly his conceded exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The VA is required to obtain a retrospective medical opinion from a VA examiner to determine if any of the Veteran's causes of death were incurred or related to active service.

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran received care through a Veterans Community Care Program and the billing process for these services is governed by statutory and contractual authority that does not allow for review by the Board.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for plot or interment allowance benefits as it was not properly filed and does not allege specific error of fact or law in the May 2021 agency decision.

The Veteran's six years of reserve service are confirmed, granting him eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on March 12, 2020 by the Appellant is dismissed as the claim has been approved and no case or controversy remains.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for adding her children as dependents to her VA disability compensation award was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not submit necessary dependency information within one year of receiving notification of her combined 30 percent disability rating, which resulted in retroactive benefits.

The Veteran's appeal to have his incarcerated status considered in the apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits was dismissed because he did not have standing to contest the decision.

The Board has decided to remand the matter due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the validity of the overpayment created in October 2019. The Veteran's challenge to the debt's creation is pending and must be addressed by the AOJ before any further action can be taken.

The Veteran did not have any service-connected disabilities, and the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care rendered on March 3, 2020 was denied as it was received more than 90 days after discharge from the facility.