Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) and Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS), both secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for various foot, hip, and neck impairments. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's death was related to his service-connected myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and the Board granted service connection for the cause of death, with a 100% rating effective July 28, 2019.

The appeal for eligibility to continue receiving benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed due to an extension of eligibility.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, resulting in the dismissal of his claim for service connection for functional dyspepsia.

The Board has remanded the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care provided on September 10, 2020, and October 24, 2020, due to errors in the original decision. The AOJ must properly consider the Veteran's claim under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1725 and 38 C.F.R. §§ 17.1000-1008.

The Veteran's effective date for adding his spouse and children to his VA disability compensation award is denied as the claim was submitted within one year of the October 20, 2020 rating decision.

The Board dismissed the appeal for extending education benefits under Chapter 33 because it was a duplicate of another pending case.

Your appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on October 6, 2019 has been fully granted and the benefits have already been paid. The appeal is dismissed as there are no unresolved issues.

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on July 9, 2020.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities of chronic prostatitis or a left scrotum disability, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral artery disease and traumatic deviated septum. The claim for service connection of the right foot nerve damage is remanded due to insufficient examination.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to assess the nature and etiology of the Veteran's multiple myeloma disability, which may be service-connected. The case is being remanded for this purpose.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal of his pension benefits denial, finding that the request for higher-level review was untimely as it was submitted more than one year after the original decision.

The Board has found the March 2017 VA examination inadequate for rating purposes and has ordered a new examination to assess the severity of the service-connected actinic keratosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service personnel records and a need for a medical opinion regarding the Appellant's mental state at the time of his misconduct.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, as it is not clear whether the RLE DVT is directly attributable to active duty service or if it is secondarily caused by medications required to manage her LLE DVT. The AOJ will need to provide an adequate opinion on these points.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the termination of VA survivor's pension benefits effective January 1, 2017, as untimely and without a timely Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma is granted as the evidence supports that his condition was incurred during his military service.

The Board has determined that the RO made a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain a nexus opinion based on direct service connection for the Veteran's urinary tract condition. The case is being remanded to correct this error.