Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA dental services provided on August 27, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of left groin pain due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation were dismissed as a matter of law due to concurrent election of review options.

The Veteran's overpayment debt is being remanded for a detailed audit and determination of its validity. If the debt is valid, the case will be referred to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises for a waiver request decision.

The appeal is dismissed as the VA has already administratively approved payment for medical services provided to the Veteran on May 1, 2019.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the recognition of his son as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity prior to age 18. The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board dismissed the issue of an earlier effective date for the payment of additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's spouse because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10-182, and good cause was not shown to extend the filing deadline.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Appellant's Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed, and thus did not properly initiate an appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of liver cancer has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing documents and failure to provide proper notice. The claim will be reconsidered with additional development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for AML and cause of death due to insufficient medical opinion regarding potential Agent Orange exposure. The AOJ will consider any new evidence submitted after the April 2024 decision.

The appeal regarding the character of the appellant's discharge is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's cause of death is due to amyloidosis of the heart with amyloid cardiomyopathy, which was linked by medical opinions to exposure to Agent Orange during service in Puerto Rico. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death based on this evidence and applied the benefit of doubt rule.

The appeal for an increased evaluation of left upper extremity neurological disabilities is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to VHA overturning its initial denial and approving the non-VA medical care provided by ASC on December 30, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for restoration of his dependent child D.S. and recognition of his children B.S., P.G., and L.S. was denied as they were all over the age of 18 and not pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $68,300.03 due to an overpayment of pension benefits has been dismissed because VA will not collect the debt due to a data quality issue.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation provided by Woolwich Fire Department on May 20, 2023. The decision is based on a procedural error in not considering the Veteran's claim under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725 and providing adequate notice to the Veteran.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of non-VA ambulance services was approved by VA.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for an opinion on whether extraschedular TDIU is warranted prior to April 4, 2023.