Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for somatic symptom disorder as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis and the Veteran is already receiving compensation benefits for his reported symptoms.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits, finding that she was still living with the Veteran and thus not eligible.

The Board has granted the Veteran's motion to reverse the May 2009 rating decision, finding clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for adjustment disorder with anxious mood. The evidence clearly established all elements of this claim.

The Board has decided to remand three service connection claims for dementia, chronic pain, and colon cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The AOJ will need to review these cases again in the first instance.

The Veteran's service connection claims for basal cell carcinoma of the head and neck are granted due to presumed exposure to burn pits during his service in Saudi Arabia, as provided by the PACT Act.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the direct payment of attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a May 2023 rating decision is dismissed because the Veteran had a non-withholding fee agreement with R.V.C. and had already paid R.V.C. directly.

The Board has decided that the termination of the Appellant's survivors' pension benefits, effective February 1, 2009, is proper based on unreported self-employed income. The decision is being remanded due to an incomplete claims file.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and for obtaining a VA examination and TERA opinion. The Veteran's rectal pain syndrome is being considered, but there is no service connection theory provided as it was not about service connection at all.

The Board has dismissed the claim as there is no remaining allegation of error and the appellant is in receipt of the benefit sought on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to August 5, 2019, for the initial grant of service connection for multiple myeloma has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA opinion on whether the appellant was insane at the time of his discharge from service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and will require additional evidence and an examination.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was not properly created due to administrative error, and thus grants the Veteran's appeal.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on January 25, 2020 is denied because he was not treated in the VA healthcare system within the past 24 months prior to the emergency treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the initial decision and requires further development, including obtaining relevant medical records and income documentation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant, through his authorized representative, requested withdrawal of the appeal regarding recognition of R.T.H. as the child of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18.

The Veteran's appeal for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant, and no decision is made on any service connection claim.

The Board denied the appellant's request to extend her delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits beyond March 30, 2020 due to lack of evidence showing circumstances beyond her control prevented her from pursuing her desired program of education.

The Board denied the Appellant's request to recognize D.H. and L.H. as dependent children for DIC purposes because their adoption decree was not issued within two years of the Veteran's death, which is a requirement under VA regulations.