Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility, finding that no service-connected disabilities existed before June 12, 2017. The decision also noted that permanent total disability was not in effect prior to this date.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of medical services provided on July 9, 2020 was resolved by an administrative action in June 2021.

The Veteran is challenging the validity of overpayment debts in VA Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits. The Board has decided to remand the case for a detailed accounting of how the total overpayment debt was calculated.

The Veteran's right leg amputation is being remanded due to allegations of improper informed consent and perceived fault on the part of VA personnel. The case will need to be reviewed with updated medical records, including the full informed consent form and operative report.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes due to a legal impediment preventing a common law marriage, despite her belief that she was legally married.

The Board has decided that the appointment of a third-party fiduciary, N.L.G., to manage the Veteran's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation benefits is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ failed to follow the order of preference for the appointment of a fiduciary under 38 C.F.R. § 13.100.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the Veteran is now in receipt of the benefits sought for the episode of care on June 30, 2020.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further adjudication, including consideration of whether the appellant may be entitled to a special apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of J.D.W.

The appeal for apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits has been dismissed because there is no justiciable case or controversy remaining.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia disorder due to tinnitus was denied in March 2019. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at November 24, 2020, as it was submitted on a proper form more than one year after the denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin condition, including onychomycosis and xerosis, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has determined that the reduction and termination of special monthly pension (SMP) benefits was proper, thus denying the appeal.

Your appeal to determine if you are eligible for service connection for fatigue has been dismissed because your attorney requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's waiver request was timely filed and granted it, but the case is still pending for further consideration by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of carotid stenosis has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Board has dismissed the claim as the benefit sought on appeal (payment or reimbursement for non-VA medical services provided in October 2019) has been granted in full.

The Veteran's child, E., was awarded dependency benefits effective June 7, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran intended to seek these benefits as of January 2020 and thus the earlier effective date is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral aseptic necrosis of the hips, finding that it is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeals for an effective date prior to April 13, 2020, for a TDIU and entitlement to a TDIU from January 19, 2021, to March 13, 2023, have been withdrawn. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain relevant private medical records, specifically from Balboa Hospital. The Veteran is seeking a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).