Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the claim for payment of non-VA care provided by Fresno Community Hospital (FCH) from August 24, 2019, to August 26, 2019 should be remanded due to an error in determining whether the claim was timely filed under section 1725 or 1728 of the law.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lung conditions should be remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ had already granted PCAFC benefits administratively, resolving the issue.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for an effective date earlier than May 14, 2019, for the awards of a TDIU and DEA benefits due to their interrelated nature with other pending appeals.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for medical development regarding the Appellant's mental state at the time of his misconduct leading to his discharge.

The Board denied entitlement to accrued benefits, DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, and service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of timely filing of claims and insufficient evidence regarding the causes of death.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for calendar year 2022 is remanded due to missing records. The AOJ needs to reconstruct the record and associate all relevant clothing allowance records, including prosthetic department records.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected glomerulonephritis was granted, with the effective date being May 7, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic nocturia is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition during the appeal period.

The Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits is being remanded due to inadequate notice in the initial determination and Level 1 Clinical Appeal. The correct statutory criteria for 'need for supervision, protection, or instruction' must be applied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation for her current spouse, finding that she did not provide sufficient information regarding her and her spouse's marital history within one year of their marriage. The claim was denied as there is no clear evidence to the contrary that the Veteran did not receive the necessary correspondence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for abdominal atrophy was denied. The appeal seeking a higher rating for left abdominal intercostal neuralgia was also denied, but the effective date of service connection was granted to March 14, 2018.,VA received a claim on March 14, 2018, seeking secondary service connection for left abdominal intercostal neuralgia. A subsequent VA examination diagnosed the Veteran with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and intercostal neuralgia, which were later established to be causally related.

The Veteran's meningioma is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by the appellant during a specific episode of care, due to incomplete records and procedural issues.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a dental disability has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for adenocarcinoma of the colon and resection of the large intestine associated with adenocarcinoma of the colon, but severed service connection for these conditions effective February 1, 2024. The appeal is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and inadequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits. The Veteran's history of falls and mobility impairments need to be addressed in a new CEAT opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to the issue of entitlement to payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits resulting from a February 2022 rating decision, finding that the request for an extension of time was not timely filed.