Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's death was not due to any service-connected condition, and therefore he is not eligible for nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses from January 11, 2019 to January 13, 2019 is being remanded due to the need for additional administrative review and the retrieval of relevant records.

Your claim of service connection for a respiratory condition, including bronchiolitis obliterans right lower lobe, has been fully granted with an evaluation of 10 percent effective January 30, 2019. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought has been provided.

The Veteran's daughter A. was removed from his award in June 2020 due to reaching the age of 23, and he is already receiving dependency benefits for her until that date.,The Veteran submitted a request for additional dependency benefits after his daughter reached the age of 23, but this claim is denied as she could not be added to his award after turning 23.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for teeth extraction for compensation purposes is denied as he does not have a compensable dental disability involving the missing teeth #8 and #10, despite sustaining trauma to those teeth during service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as it is not a valid freestanding claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for removal of left great toenail.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ had administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected atrial fibrillation is rated at a 10 percent disability level, effective August 8, 2018. The Board found that the symptoms most nearly approximated permanent atrial fibrillation (lone atrial fibrillation), warranting this rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal before a decision was made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a lack of evidence showing an additional disability, claimed as 'disaphobia', caused by VA medical care in August and September 2007.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's residuals of a left foot injury are rated at 20 percent, but no higher, for the entire appeal period.

The Board denied the Appellant's request to be recognized as a substituted claimant for her deceased father, finding that she does not meet the VA statutory or regulatory definition of a child.

The Board has decided to remand both claims of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of heart surgery and ulnar nerve damage due to inadequate medical opinions, requiring new evaluations.

The Veteran's bilateral posterior tibial tendonitis is granted as service connected. The Board found new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the claim, including a private provider's opinion linking her current condition to military service.

The Board has granted an apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits to the Appellant on behalf of herself and her minor children, Z.P. and E.P., as she was not residing with him during the claim period and he did not reasonably discharge his responsibility for their support.

Your appeal for payment of non-VA medical services has been resolved in your favor as the VA approved the expenses. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the termination of dependency allowance for the Veteran's former spouse was proper as he no longer qualified as her dependent spouse after his divorce. The appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder and bowel incontinence due to a service-connected lumbosacral strain. The case is being returned for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion.