Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors and insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's cause of death. The claim will be reconsidered with additional medical opinions and efforts to obtain relevant records.

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

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of a prescription because it was provided through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and not authorized under VA regulations.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending claims before the Board, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death as new and relevant evidence was not received, despite a request from the appellant.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding the relationship between the Veteran's gallbladder disorder and his service-connected GERD and hypertension.

The Board has withdrawn the claim for an evaluation of 10 percent disabling based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities. The case is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's primary lymphedema of bilateral lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastric and duodenal ulcers were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability within one year of separation from service, or continuity of symptomatology since service.,Service connection for hemorrhoids with pruritis ani was also denied due to the lack of large or thrombotic, irreducible hemorrhoids with frequent recurrences.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will need to obtain an opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's meningioma and his service.

The appeal for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of death has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus is dismissed.

The Board restored service connection for familial spastic paraplegia, and the RO established a noncompensable rating. The Veteran's February 2017 notice of disagreement was valid as it appealed the establishment of the appropriate evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of a June 11, 2015 emergency room visit in San Ramon, California is being remanded due to the lack of records related to this episode of care. The AOJ must obtain and associate all relevant documentation with the electronic claim file.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating and an effective date prior to May 25, 2018, for service connection of cyclothymic disorder is granted. The Veteran was awarded a 70 percent disability rating for her cyclothymic disorder, but the effective date remains pending as it does not meet the criteria.

The Veteran's overpayment claim is being remanded due to errors in the calculation of the period for which the debt accumulated and the date used in the 61-day calculator. The Veteran asserts that VA made an administrative error by allowing 20 months to pass before adjusting his benefit payments after informing him of a reduction.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA education benefits was timely filed, and the appeal is granted.

The Board has determined that the May 2021 decision denying eligibility for PCAFC benefits is legally inadequate and remands the case to allow a new medical determination considering all medical information of record.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's stomach condition, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) as it was granted in May 2021. The claim for a special home adaptation (SHA) grant is denied due to preclusion under VA regulations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obesity, finding that it is not a disability for VA benefits purposes.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for the TDIU claim, and as a result, the case is dismissed.