Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's stepchild, S.M., was a full-time high school student at the time of his 18th birthday and filed a claim for additional compensation benefits based on this attendance. The Board found that the criteria were met and granted the appeal.

The Board has determined that there is a need to remand the case due to an error in obtaining relevant evidence, specifically Medicare records and payment information related to the Veteran's episode of care at Alton Memorial Hospital.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's brain tumors and their relation to service exposure. The Veteran is diagnosed with meningioma, but there are conflicting opinions on whether this condition is related to his military service.

The Board found that the termination of dependency benefits for J.H. was not proper due to a lack of procedural compliance, and restored the payment.

The Veteran's dry eye syndrome is not service-connected because it resulted from an elective in-service photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) surgery to correct a developmental defect, and the symptom was not an unanticipated residual.

The Veteran's death was caused by lung cancer, which is now service-connected. The appellant received a burial allowance and transportation reimbursement but her claim for a plot or interment allowance was denied as the Veteran was buried in a state veterans cemetery.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as recoupment of his separation pay is required due to his receipt of VA disability compensation, and he did not meet the exemptions for such recoupment.

The appeal for payment of non-VA dental services provided on August 24, 2020 has been dismissed as the claim was administratively approved by VA.

The Veteran's claim for NSC pension benefits was denied due to his incarceration during the appeal process.

The Veteran requested her appeal be withdrawn with respect to the issues of earlier effective dates for dependency benefits for her children, spouse, and former spouse. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

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 September 26, 2020.

The Board has determined that new evidence received after the final January 2010 rating decision is relevant to the claim of service connection for bilateral hip degenerative joint disease. The issue is remanded due to a lack of an examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board denied service connection for a substance abuse disorder as it is not related to the Veteran's military service and there was no secondary service connection due to a pre-existing disability.

The Veteran's appeal is about the number of drill days he had in FY 2018. The VA reduced his compensation payments for 85 days of drill pay during that year, but the Veteran contends he only drilled for 6 days and was overcharged.

The Veteran's right upper extremity weakness status post cerebrovascular accident is granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent, effective from March 7, 2011. The issue of increasing the evaluation for right knee instability has been withdrawn.

The appeal has been dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on July 8, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for HIV, finding that the evidence did not persuasively show a relationship between the Veteran's current HIV and his military service.

The Board has determined that the appointment of SETHRA as the fiduciary to manage the Veteran's VA benefits was a pre-decisional error and remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and remand the case for further action.

The Veteran's claim for lodging reimbursement associated with a medical appointment on October 4, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota is granted. The Board found that pre-approval was obtained and all other instances of similar travel were approved.