Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal for service connection for cause of death is dismissed as already granted in a December 2021 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right leg condition. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a new opinion from a qualified examiner.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits has been fully discharged through an August 2022 compromise settlement, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a prostate disability, finding no current disability at the time of the rating decision on appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the requested payment was already granted and paid by VA.

Your appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided on February 19, 2020 has been resolved in your favor as the VA has already authorized and paid the claim. The appeal is dismissed.

The VA overturned its previous denial and approved the expenses for non-VA medical care provided from May 26, 2020, to June 25, 2020. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the termination of survivor pension benefits effective October 1, 2019. The appellant needs to complete and return VA Form 21P-8416 to determine if her assisted living fees are deductible medical expenses.

The Board has decided that the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred as a result of the Veteran's treatment in June 2020 is remanded due to incorrect SSN and period of service.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of non-VA medical services was approved by VA.

The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses incurred on various dates in 2023 have been remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the denial of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as the claim has been granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in VA healthcare is being remanded due to incomplete service records. The Board will seek additional information from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) regarding his Army Reserve service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the AOJ administratively approved payment for medical expenses incurred by Christian Hospital.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is now at 100%, and he is receiving SMC at the housebound rate. Therefore, his TDIU claim for the period prior to December 12, 2022, has been dismissed as moot.

The Board has determined that the notification of the decision was legally inadequate and there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case is being remanded for an adequate medical decision regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by the appellant on December 31, 2016 is dismissed as the episode of care was timely filed and approved under VA policy.

The Veteran's spouse and children were restored to his award of VA disability compensation, effective June 1, 2011. The appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues for appellate review.

The Veteran's child, W., was denied additional dependency compensation from November 8, 2018 to August 26, 2019 as the claim for school-aged child benefits was filed over a year after his 18th birthday.

The Veteran's claim for service connection regarding gingival recession and localized horizontal bone loss, buccal and distal teeth 18 and 31, is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental medical opinion on whether the wisdom tooth extraction during service was performed according to the standard of care (negligently).