Other conditions Board decisions

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

The Board dismissed the appeal because the claim for payment of medical services was administratively approved and paid in full.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a deficiency in the September 2019 VA medical opinions regarding secondary service connection for bilateral flatfoot. The Veteran's bilateral flatfoot is currently service connected, but the examiner did not address the theory of aggravation.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Board has decided to remand the apportionment of Veteran's VA benefits to the Appellant on behalf of V.L. and J.L., as there was an error in notifying the Appellant about the evidence needed, which is now corrected.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 25, 2020, for the recognition of her son as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18 was denied. The Board found that the one-year period after the incomplete application submission had expired and there was no evidence showing the Veteran filed a claim within this timeframe.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no case or controversy affecting the provision of benefits by VA over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder and other specified dissociative disorder have resulted in total occupational and social impairment since aggravation, warranting an initial 90 percent disability rating. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU has also been raised by the record.

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been in remission since 2014 and does not require active treatment. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a spine disability, including spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis, as well as radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to inadequate medical opinions considering the Veteran's documented April 1966 complaint of back pain.

Your appeal of the deferral of your claim for an increased evaluation for brain disease due to trauma has been dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's VA benefits were improperly withheld due to a felony arrest warrant, and thus the appeal is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of throat cancer are at least as likely as not related to military service, specifically his exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Vietnam. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The appeal regarding the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for residual fracture left acetabulum with DJD to 10 percent is dismissed. The case is remanded for a new VA peripheral nerve examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left leg meralgia paresthesia.

The Veteran's surviving sister was denied additional burial benefits and transportation expenses as the criteria for such benefits were not met due to the Veteran's death being non-service connected.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including failure to associate complete Military Personnel Records and failure to provide a VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for rash in groin area/fungus is now pending.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the propriety of appointing a successor fiduciary as the Veteran has been deemed competent to manage his VA benefits and no longer requires a fiduciary.

The Veteran's non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is rated at 60 percent, but no higher, as per the VA rating schedule criteria. The evidence shows that his forced vital capacity (FVC) was between 51 and 61 percent predicted value.

The Veteran is entitled to retroactive CRSC and CRDP payments, but the decision is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding prior withholding of VA benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a dispute over the validity of an overpayment debt. The Veteran is requesting clarification on why he was charged for certain periods and seeks a waiver of the debt.