Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal is dismissed because the payment for medical treatment provided by Unity Hospice of Northwest Indiana on September 16, 2016 has already been approved and paid by VA.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Veteran's claim regarding the concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation and drill pay for 78 training days in fiscal year 2019 is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Board will conduct an audit of VA compensation benefits paid and due during that fiscal year.

The Board has determined that the claim of payment for non-VA medical services provided by Excelsior Ambulance Service on February 9, 2020 is remanded due to unclear jurisdiction under 38 U.S.C. sections 1725 or 1728 and incomplete file.

The Veteran's overpayment claim is being remanded due to an error in interpreting his financial status, which may affect the outcome of the waiver request.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection of residuals from a head injury. The Veteran was evaluated for TBI during VA treatment in 2017, but missed an April 2020 VA examination. A new examination is needed to determine if he has current residual conditions related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition, finding that there was no evidence linking his current asthma to his military service or herbicide exposure. The decision also noted that the Veteran quit smoking in 1992 and that asthma is common among former smokers.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's neck disorder, which may be related to his in-service injury and/or service-connected right shoulder injury.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) administratively reversed the denial and approved the episode of care for payment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining relevant records and a need for another medical opinion. The appellant's gastrointestinal cancer claim will be reconsidered.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to additional dependency compensation based on recognition of B.M. as his child, who was legally adopted by him.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as payment for medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on November 29, 2020, has already been made and is no longer in dispute.

The Board found the debt of $4,809.81 created by retroactively removing K. as a dependent child from the Veteran's VA compensation benefits was improper due to processing delay and applied the new statute 38 U.S.C. § 5302B.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining aggravation opinions regarding the service-connected conditions and obesity, and thus the case is REMANDED for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a lack of proper audit conducted per the Board's July 2020 directives, and for providing full explanations of the withholdings related to her disability severance pay.

The Veteran's character of discharge was upgraded to honorable conditions, removing all regulatory bars but not statutory ones. The appeal is granted as the character of discharge does not constitute a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the CEAT's decision is legally inadequate and requires a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services, supervision, or instruction.

The Board has decided that there is a need to remand the case due to incomplete records and procedural issues, including ensuring all relevant notices and evidence are associated with the electronic claim file.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major neurocognitive disorder, with behavioral disturbance (dementia), is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds that an addendum VA opinion should have been obtained prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Veteran's follicular lymphoma non-Hodgkin's is related to his in-service exposure to contaminated water, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.