Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted entitlement to pension with special monthly pension and payment of accrued benefits for the Veteran's last sickness and burial expenses. The Veteran had a countable income of $0, qualifying him for pension benefits. The Appellant is entitled to reimbursement of $10,137.20 for the expense of the Veteran's last sickness and burial.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to restore dependency benefits for their child, I.C., who is a 'helpless child' and assigned an effective date of June 23, 2020. The appeal is dismissed as the requested benefit was fully granted.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized non-VA medical expenses is denied as the claim was not filed within the required time frame.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits for a dependent spouse is invalid, and the appeal is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's challenges to the creation of an overpayment and underpayment, but dismissed his waiver claim for the overpayment.

The Board denied the appeal as the overpayment of accrued benefits was not against the principles of equity and good conscience, due to the appellant's knowledge of the error but continued use of the funds.

The Board has granted service connection for Chiari malformation, finding it a diagnosable but medically unexplained chromic multisymptom illness (MUCMI) of unknown etiology.

The Veteran's high cholesterol is not considered a disability for VA benefits purposes and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.

The Veteran's appeal of his service connection claims for bilateral piriformis hip flexor disabilities is remanded due to a procedural error in the handling of his VA Form 20-0996 request.

The Veteran's genitourinary disorder, claimed as bladder obstruction, did not result from VA medical care and is not service-connected. The Board found no additional disability due to VA treatment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for recognition of his ex-wife M.A. as a dependent spouse and his stepchildren A.A. and C.A. as dependent children due to lack of legal basis given that he was not married to M.A. at the time of filing the dependency claim.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on June 11, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center was denied because the claim was filed more than 90 days after the treatment and did not meet the eligibility requirements under VA regulations.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no adverse action to review due to an underpayment being corrected and the appellant receiving additional reimbursement.

The appellant withdrew their appeal due to becoming eligible for a permanent and total disability rating, requesting the hearing time slot be given to another veteran.

The Board denied the appeal as the withholding of VA compensation benefits to recoup military separation pay was proper, and it found that the Veteran's financial hardship argument did not change this outcome.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's daughter is seeking retroactive payments for funeral expenses and assisted living facility fees. The AOJ denied the claim, but the Board finds that the matter should be remanded to allow the AOJ to adjudicate it on its merits.

The Veteran's right and left hip disabilities have been evaluated under the diagnostic codes pertaining to limitation of motion. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation for arthritis, bilateral hip, with strain (impairment of thigh).,The Veteran's hip conditions do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for arthritis, bilateral hip, with strain (limitation of extension) or arthritis, bilateral hip, with strain (limitation of flexion).

The Veteran's incarcerated daughter was granted a temporary special apportionment of $322.78 of his VA benefits from May 1, 2019 to June 1, 2021 due to her economic hardship and need for the funds.

The Veteran's death was due to colon cancer, which is not presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure. The Board finds a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's herbicide agent exposure caused his colon cancer.