Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to fugitive felon status from July 12, 2016 to September 4, 2016 is being remanded for a paid and due audit to determine the validity of the debt.

The Board denied the Veteran's challenge to the creation of an overpayment in the amount of $19,782.84, finding that it was properly created and denying his challenges.

The Veteran's appeal for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the AMA system.

Your appeals for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The appeal will not resume if someone else wishes to continue it.

The Veteran's service was not active duty, and he does not have a service-connected disability. Therefore, he is not eligible for enrollment in the VA healthcare system.

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as the application was untimely and there were no circumstances that would allow for equitable tolling. The Appellant's mental health struggles did not prevent her from filing a timely claim.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the apportionment of his monthly VA compensation benefits to the Beneficiary has been dismissed because the NOD was not timely filed by a person 'adversely affected' as required.

The Veteran's request for an extension of her delimiting date for education benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) beyond August 3, 2022 was denied as she did not file a timely request within one year from the end of her original period of eligibility.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for left shin splints should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to readjudicate her claim for service connection for a bilateral leg disability. However, the AOJ did not address the merits of the claim on remand and thus the issue is remanded.

The Veteran's right hand disability, diagnosed as arthritis, is granted service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the Veteran's pension benefits were granted in a subsequent decision, rendering the issue moot.

The Veteran's appeal for VA payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation costs provided by Integrity EMS on October 15, 2020 is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims of an earlier effective date for a 70 percent evaluation for adjustment disorder with chronic depressed mood and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in failing to obtain his private treatment records from Dr. D.P.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic back pain, status post multiple surgeries and fusion L4-L5-S1, finding that the Veteran's current disability began during active service. The decision is based on the Veteran's consistent statements of injury in service and subsequent medical treatment.

Your appeal for a power mobility device has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and/or adaptive equipment is dismissed as a matter of law due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if an apportionment can be granted for a period before the appellant started receiving educational benefits.

The Board has granted a readjudication of the claim for service connection for right knee disorder. The claims for right leg shortening are remanded due to their inextricability with the right knee disorder claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hiatal hernia did not begin during service and is not related to any in-service event, injury, or disease. As a result, the claim for service connection for hiatal hernia is denied.