Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for pancreatic cancer and hernia has been granted due to the presumption of exposure to burn pits in the Persian Gulf War. The Board found that both conditions were related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals regarding higher initial evaluations for right and left leg Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) prior to February 15, 2021, and an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for numbness in the pointer and index fingers on both left and right hands, finding that the Veteran's numbness was not caused by VA treatment.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for service connection for abdominal pain as the Veteran withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the appellant's claim, finding his character of service as dishonorable due to willful and persistent misconduct. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his service connection claims, including the need to correct a pre-decision duty to assist error in the VA examiner's statement about the right eye injury. The issues are also intertwined due to the impact on the rating claim.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran withdrew it before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's appeal for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a November 2021 rating decision has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the AOJ had already determined that the medical expense reimbursement request was timely filed.

The Veteran's appeal for PCAFC benefits is dismissed as the program does not provide periodic monetary benefits that could be authorized as accrued or substitution benefits. The appeal cannot proceed because final approval and designation did not occur by the time of the Veteran's death.

Your appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot because your claim has already been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear authorization of a May 2017 bronchoscopy at Yale Medicine, and requests that records be obtained or an appropriate release completed.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the issue of an earlier effective date for adding the Veteran's dependent child, M.R., has already been resolved and assigned a July 18, 2018 effective date.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for VA loan guaranty benefits was denied in July 2021. The decision is being remanded because the Veteran did not receive proper notice of what additional evidence or argument could be presented to support an appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there was a full grant of the waiver of overpayment of VA compensation benefits.

The Board has determined that the change in the Veteran's means test eligibility category from copay exempt to copay required for income year 2020 was proper and denied the claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right forearm, thumb, long finger, and index finger disabilities. The Board found no current disability of these fingers separate from his already service-connected right wrist condition.,The VA examiner concluded that any current right hand fingers disability or functional impairment was not related to service or his service-connected right wrist disability.

The Veteran's appeal for VA loan guaranty benefits is remanded due to incomplete notice provided in the October 2022 decision. The AOJ must provide complete notice as required by 38 U.S.C. § 5104.