Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to consider the Veteran's dental claim, including his eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment. The Veteran is seeking service connection for loss of teeth lower jaw right and left sides as secondary to chemotherapy and radiation treatment for service-connected hairy cell leukemia.

The Veteran's right great toe disability, characterized by arthritis and a history of fracture, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board denied an increased rating as the evidence did not show symptoms more nearly approximating actual loss of use or severe foot disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for an examination to assess the severity of his service-connected lower extremity disabilities, as he contends that these disabilities amount to loss of use or ankylosis requiring adaptive equipment eligibility.

The Veteran's right Achilles tendon disability resulted in marked limitation of ankle motion as of May 25, 2018, but no earlier. The Board granted an effective date of May 25, 2018, for the award of a 20 percent rating.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of August 3, 2020 for DIC benefits due to the appellant's intent to file a claim on that day. The Veteran died in July 2019 and VA received her application for DIC benefits more than one year after his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of personal care services due to his dementia, which requires supervision and protection based on symptoms or residuals of neurological impairment. The evidence supports this finding.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypogonadism, to include as secondary to PTSD with alcohol abuse and mild TBI is being remanded due to the need for a new VA medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of non-VA treatment records for the episode of care on May 26, 2021. The AOJ is required to obtain these records and then readjudicate the claim under either 38 U.S.C. § 1725 or 38 U.S.C. § 1728.

The appeal for non-VA ambulance services provided on November 5, 2019 is dismissed as the episode of care was approved by VHA.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it does not have jurisdiction to review the claims for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 2, 2019.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the Appellant withdrew her appeal for service connection for cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's right knee strain and degenerative changes with genu valgus are granted, with a 20% rating for dislocation of the semilunar cartilage (meniscus). Service connection is also granted for right knee genu valgus as secondary to service-connected right knee strain and degenerative changes.

The Board dismissed the appeal of A.G.'s eligibility to receive attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a July 2023 rating decision because A.G. waived entitlement to these fees.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's waiver request was timely filed, but has remanded for further consideration of whether the overpayment debt should be considered valid.

The Board has remanded the cases for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for extra-schedular consideration of a TDIU prior to August 6, 2012.

The Veteran's appeal seeking to reverse the proposed rating reductions from 20 percent to noncompensable for intervertebral disc syndrome, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left patellar tendonitis was dismissed because no decision had been made at the time of filing the NOD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of hives, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and for further examination regarding service connection for emphysema, which is presumed related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain relevant Social Security Administration (SSA) records, which may be pertinent to the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU. The AOJ is instructed to seek these records and consider them in their decision.