Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for VA home loan benefits was granted, and the case is dismissed as there is no longer any case or controversy.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no one has been granted as a substitute for the Veteran.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant, a non-VA healthcare provider within the Veterans Community Care Program network, provided medical services to the Veteran on January 4, 2021. The process for billing and payment of these services is governed by contractual agreements that do not allow for Board review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits due to having used more than 48 months of education benefits under multiple VA programs. The decision is remanded to apply a more favorable interpretation of the '48-month rule' and reassess eligibility.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is denied DIC benefits for a surviving spouse in excess of the amount specified in 38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1) due to the Veteran not meeting the legal requirement of having a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling for eight years immediately preceding death.

The Veteran's cause of death, adenocarcinoma of the colon, is found to be related to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam during his service.

The Veteran's eye disability is rated at 40 percent from October 2, 2019 through October 2, 2020. The Board finds that the Veteran had six incapacitating episodes of his eye condition in this period and grants a 40 percent rating for this time frame. However, the issue of whether he is entitled to higher ratings prior to October 3, 2020, or thereafter remains pending on remand.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral cataracts and for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate have been dismissed due to concurrent Legacy appeals.

The Veteran's dependent child was removed from his VA disability compensation award in January 2021, but was restored to the award in April 2021. The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's costochondritis is related to service, granting service connection for this condition.

The claim for payment or reimbursement of dental services provided by the appellant to the Veteran on July 15, 2020, and July 22, 2020, was dismissed because the treatment was authorized through VA Office of Community Care.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment of non-VA medical services provided by the appellant from January 19, 2020 to June 5, 2020 due to the governing statutes and regulations not allowing for review by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for disabilities manifested by right and left upper extremity nerve damage, finding no current disability related to active service or any incident of service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet eligibility criteria for participation in VA's PCAFC program. The decision is remanded due to a lack of adequate rationale and discussion of favorable evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional error in not scheduling an examination for the Veteran's mental disorder, which was conceded by VA. The Veteran needs to be examined to determine if his claimed condition is related to service.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA disability benefits was properly created due to an administrative error in distributing attorney fees, and thus denied the Veteran's appeal.

The appeal is dismissed as the VA has administratively approved payment for medical services provided by Healing Hands Clinic from April 22, 2017, to April 28, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of left leg varicose veins, finding that there was no evidence during or after service to support her claim and that she did not have a chronic diagnosis of left leg varicose veins.

The Board denied the claim of recognizing the Veteran's son, G., as a 'helpless child' due to lack of new and relevant evidence.