Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding the evaluation and effective date for chronic adjustment disorder with alcohol use disorder as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's request for substitution as a claimant was erroneously denied due to an incorrect application of VA regulations. The appeal is remanded for further review.

The Board denied the appeal as the Veteran's substantive appeal was not timely filed, following the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) in March 2017 and more than one year after the original rating decision in February 2015.

The Board denied service connection for a dental condition, finding that the Veteran's missing tooth was not due to in-service trauma and did not meet the criteria for compensation.

The Veteran's lymphocytic leukocytosis was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period; continuity of symptomatology is not established; and this condition is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease, to include in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Therefore, service connection for lymphocytic leukocytosis, claimed as chronic B-cell leukemia, including as due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, is denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection decisions were made.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 3, 2020.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 5, 2020.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your claim for payment of medical services provided on December 15, 2018.

The Board granted a claim for an effective date of April 1, 2013, for the award of an increased apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits on behalf of the appellant. The decision is based on the facts found and the relevant regulations regarding the effective date of increased apportionment.

The Veteran's cause of death, chronic granulocytic leukemia, is found to be related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's waiver of an overpayment debt in the amount of $3,891.83, finding that it would not be against the principles of equity and good conscience to waive this debt.

The Veteran's death precludes initial eligibility for PCAFC benefits, and the appeal is denied as a matter of law.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on July 27, 2020.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $13,658.97 was improperly created and is therefore granted.

The Veteran's request for VR&E benefits based on her attendance at the International University of the Health Sciences (IUHS) in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis is denied because IUHS is not an educational institution approved by VA; nor is it a foreign medical school approved by VA.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on November 1, 2020.

The Veteran received additional VA dependency compensation on behalf of his minor child, M.J.C., from May 2019 to March 2020. The appellant is granted a special apportionment in the amount of this additional compensation for that period.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for the year 2020 due to incomplete records and lack of information regarding previous awards. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant records, including those from the 2019 award, and provide the Veteran with any available information about their clothing allowance.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's challenges to the rate of recoupment for his overpayment debt, finding that it falls outside the Board's jurisdiction as a matter of compromise between VA and the Veteran.