Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no effective date for increased compensation for dependency benefits is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected chest pain, palpitations, and bradycardia have been granted as a result of the medical evidence showing functional impairment with treatment and diagnosis since service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's diverticulitis is found to be at least as likely as not caused by his active military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran is seeking reimbursement for travel expenses incurred on October 5, 2023. The VA denied the claim because the Veteran did not attend his cardiology appointment. The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing relevant VA community care treatment records.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for cause of death, DIC benefits, and accrued benefits as they have been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure of the AOJ to conduct an investigation or follow the order of preference for appointing a fiduciary, and to associate missing documents.

The appeal for apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits to the Appellant for J.N.B. is being remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board has decided to remand the DIC benefits claim due to duty-to-assist errors, including incorrect requests for information and incomplete medical records.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is granted, effective from March 13, 2020. The Board found that the Veteran was in need of regular aid and assistance due to his service-connected disabilities starting October 23, 2019.

The Veteran seeks full entitlement to beneficiary travel benefits for a trip made on August 11, 2023. The Board finds that the VHA decision did not provide sufficient information about the closer VA facility and the mileage calculation. Therefore, the case is being remanded for further clarification.

The Veteran's son, M.A., may be recognized as the helpless child of the Veteran due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching age 18. The Board has ordered additional records from SSA, military medical facilities, and the Department of Defense to support this claim.

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

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $10,056.62 was not properly created and thus grants the appeal.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and therefore, he did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits. The appeal is denied.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left hip disability is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right ankle disability, and if so, whether it is aggravated by that condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's challenges to the creation of an overpayment and his waiver claim, finding that he contributed to the creation of the overpayment by failing to notify VA of his divorce from A.F. and marriage to T.F., and thus the overpayment was properly created.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.