Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed because he passed away during the pendency of his case, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on May 7, 2020 is dismissed because the claimant (US Acute Care Solutions) did not provide the underlying medical services and is not a proper claimant.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 14, 2021, for the recognition of her son C.T. as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support was denied because she did not file a valid claim on the required form and no informal claim was filed within one year of C.T.'s 18th birthday.

The Veteran's former spouse, who was legally divorced from the Veteran at the time of his death in 2021, is not eligible for DIC and survivor's pension benefits.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to the issue of entitlement to special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status of the Veteran's surviving spouse, for accrued benefits purposes. The claimant submitted a VA Form 10182 in August 2023 outside the one-year period provided by law.

The Board has denied service connection for trigger finger, long finger left hand, finding that the evidence does not support a link to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity idiopathic neuropathy, finding that it is at least as likely as not directly related to his military service.

The veteran died of liver cancer in March [REDACTED], 1976. The claim for service connection was denied due to the character of discharge from service. The appellant filed a substitution and accrued benefits claim, but it was denied as no accrued amounts were due at the time of death.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 100 percent for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and associated monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis, finding that the appellant's disease is an active condition.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on the merits of this appeal at this time.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on October 1, 2021, has been resolved by administrative action.

Your appeal regarding payment of non-VA medical services provided by Adventist Health Hanford has been dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved your claim after a decision was made.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity anterior compartment hernia has been granted initial compensable ratings of 10 percent each, effective from October 2, 2015.

The Board has not received a copy of the rating decision that was referenced in the May 24, 2021 notification letter. The agency of original jurisdiction must obtain and associate this missing rating decision with the claims file.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to exposure to carcinogens at Camp Lejeune and herbicides in Vietnam. The DIC claim is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for survivor pension benefits and service connection for his cause of death. The appellant did not meet the income requirements for survivor pension, and there was insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's death and service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the reduction of pension benefits was not finalized when the appellant filed her appeal, and thus the appeal is premature.

The Board has determined that the termination of VA compensation benefits due to fugitive felon status was improper and remanded for further action.

The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees is dismissed because the Appellant did not file a timely VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on February 9, 2020 is dismissed as the claim was resolved in favor of the Appellant and paid.