Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for pancreatic cancer and liver cancer due to a lack of VA examination before the Veteran's death. The claim will be reconsidered with consideration of exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding whether the in-service bone graft constituted loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible due to trauma or disease.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on October 21, 2020 is dismissed as moot.,The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on November 10, 2020 is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is tied to his effective date of Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). Since the TDIU was awarded on June 12, 2018, DEA cannot be granted prior to that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to transfer his Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) education benefits to his family members because the United States Air Force had not approved the transfer. The decision is based on the service department's authority and the lack of evidence indicating approval.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to its inextricability with other pending appeals, and the AOJ should adjudicate his claim for service connection for residuals of mefloquine treatment including hypertrophic gastritis after completing development from prior Board remands.

The appeal for TDIU benefits has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as the withholding of VA disability compensation for 31 days of drill pay in FY 2015 was proper based on the DMDC records indicating she received the pay.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma is remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinion regarding Agent Orange exposure.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for pancreatic disability, including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, is also remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinion regarding Agent Orange exposure and secondary service-connected condition.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if any adverse letters were sent regarding the Appellant's use of Chapter 33 education benefits for his Spring 2020 term at California Baptist University, and to provide an accounting of how many months and days of entitlement remain.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your claim for payment of medical services provided by Texas Center for Infectious Disease Associates on December 8, 2019.

The Board has determined that there were pre-decisional errors and a failure to satisfy regulatory duties in appointing Professional Payee Services, Inc. as the Veteran's fiduciary. The decision is remanded for further development to determine if the Veteran's brother would be a suitable fiduciary.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance prior to January 9, 2019 was denied as there is no legal basis to assign an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's appeal for a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders, as these were not adequately addressed in the previous VA examination. A new examination is required to consider the impact of the Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities on his hip conditions.

The Board has determined that the Servicemember's character of discharge does not constitute a bar to VA benefits, and the appeal is remanded for further development regarding DIC benefits.

The Veteran's scars due to basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's abdominal disability, including status/post appendectomy and abdominal contusion, is rated at a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for mood disorder was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) submitted in March 2021 was untimely.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to VHA approving the non-VA medical care provided by ASC on December 8, 2020.