Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for throat cancer, carotid stenosis, and difficulty swallowing with effective dates of June 13, 2012. However, the claims are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA medical opinions regarding the Veteran's residuals from his service-connected throat cancer.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 19, 2015, for the award of service connection for cerebrovascular accident residuals with voiding dysfunction was denied as no intent to file or formal claim for service connection was received prior to August 2015.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder and alcohol use disorder are rated at 100% prior to May 16, 2012, and from November 1, 2012 to July 18, 2019. DEA benefits for the period of March 4, 2011 are granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran had a diagnosis of non-hodgkin's lymphoma in 1990, which can be considered etiologically related to exposure to contaminated waters at Camp Lejeune. As such, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of his appeal for Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The Board has dismissed this appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the VA AOJ administratively approved and paid for the medical expenses incurred by Rennes Health Center East.

The Veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Korea.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension was denied as there is no evidence of a prior claim or appeal, and the most probative evidence supports the current effective date.

The Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme is being remanded due to the need for additional private treatment records and a request for authorization of these records.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to the appellant receiving payment and the Veteran indicating that their account was settled.

The Board has vacated the previous remand decision and is now remanding the case to determine if the Veteran meets all criteria for PCAFC eligibility, including serious injury during a period of service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as it was not appealed within one year of the initial grant in April 2018.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and a potential error in how the claim was handled under VA regulations. The Veteran's claim for ambulance transportation services will be reconsidered with consideration of applicable laws and regulations.

The Board dismissed the appeal for waiver of overpayment of VA pension benefits as the debt was fully resolved by a March 2022 decision.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the overpayment was waived, and there is no further relief to be granted.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided by Regents of University of Michigan on October 27, 2019 is dismissed as the Board does not have jurisdiction to review such claims.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 25, 2017 for service connection for multiple myeloma.

The Board has decided that the service connection for metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma as secondary to prostate cancer (in remission) should be remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for CLL is dismissed as it did not initiate an appeal of the original rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the Veteran's claimed sinus disability, despite clinical treatment records showing a current diagnosis and his reports of breaking his nose during service. The examiner is requested to address whether the Veteran's sinus disability clearly and unmistakably preexisted service or had an onset in, or is otherwise related to, his period of active-duty service.