Other conditions Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ had administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA dental services provided on January 27, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional VR&E benefits, including retroactive reimbursement of education expenses for a master's degree, finding that his pursuit of such was not reasonably needed to achieve his goals and objectives.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, or at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's heart condition, atrial fibrillation and cardiomegaly, is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for the prostate condition is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure, the condition did not manifest during or within one year after service, and there is no competent medical evidence linking the current disability to service.

The effective date for the award of service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is set at August 10, 2022, based on herbicide exposure in Thailand as per the PACT Act. The Veteran's claim was denied previously but granted due to new evidence supporting this basis.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip arthritis and left hip arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in a prior medical opinion and the need for additional evidence, including diagnostic imaging of the right shoulder. The VA clinician should address all relevant evidence of injuries and symptoms affecting the right shoulder during the appellant's military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a May 13, 1976 rating decision that reduced from 20 to 10 percent the rating for service-connected residuals of a left humerus fracture.

The Veteran is seeking additional retroactive VA disability compensation benefits due to receipt of Concurrent Retired and Disability Pay (CRDP). The Board has determined that there are missing records necessary for a complete adjudication, including a paid and due audit detailing the amounts owed and already paid. The case is being remanded to obtain these records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a retrospective opinion on her service-connected eye disabilities, including their impact on visual impairment and incapacitating episodes over time.

The Veteran's spouse was granted burial benefits as the representative of his estate, despite being divorced at the time of death.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits was remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran should be informed of his debt and options for disputing it, including the right to request a waiver of recovery within 180 days.

The Board dismissed the appeal for DIC, accrued, and survivor's pension benefits as it was a duplicate of another case.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for an extension of his educational assistance benefits expired date was denied as he did not request the extension within one year after the original delimiting date or after recuperating from disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not entitled to nonservice-connected pension or special monthly pension at the housebound rate, and has remanded for a determination on whether she needs regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's prostatitis was granted service connection as it is considered to have been incurred in service, with the onset of symptoms during his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a potential pre-decisional error in obtaining information from the Veteran's other health insurance provider regarding payment or reimbursement for non-VA emergency services provided on March 16, 2020.

The appeal to terminate pension benefits, effective January 1, 2018, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.