Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board has granted the hospital's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred by the Veteran at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City, California, from February 13, 2007, through February 18, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine the appropriate service connection for his conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment due to lack of timely submission, as his request was not made within 180 days following notification of the indebtedness.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left leg disability and whether he is unemployable due to this condition. The issue of TDIU will be considered as part of the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed multiple joint pain. The issue of higher evaluation for PTSD also requires issuance of an SOC.

The appellant is not entitled to reimbursement in excess of $2,232.91 from accrued amounts due to a decreased beneficiary as he did not bear additional expenses for the deceased beneficiary's last sickness or burial.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his impingement syndrome, status post fracture of the left clavicle is being remanded due to need for additional medical examination and development.

The Veteran's left-sided hemiparesis resulting from VA surgeries in September 2002 is not considered to be due to any fault on the part of VA, and thus compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals to both feet were evaluated at 10 percent prior to August 12, 2008. As of that date, the symptoms included pain and cold sensitivity with locally impaired sensation.

The Board found that the Veteran's endometriosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied her claim.

The Veteran's amenorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease are rated at the maximum available 30 percent under both old and new rating criteria, effective June 30, 1994.

The Veteran's service-connected uterine fibroids were evaluated at a 10 percent rating prior to July 21, 2009 and at a 30 percent rating on or after that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for atrophy of the right lower extremity was denied as there is no current evidence of this condition, and it is not related to his service-connected back disability.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to service or any service-connected disability, and denied both claims for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a hip disorder and left thumb tendinitis and arthritis were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of chronic disability during or after service, and the appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a partial obstruction of the bowel, claimed as due to adhesions resulting from gynecological surgery conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs is being remanded for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected pilonidal cyst disease, status-post pilonidal cystectomies. The evidence did not show that the disability was exceptional or unusual and no extraschedular consideration was required.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his service connection claim for a status-post right hip replacement.

The service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to the Veteran's death from glioblastoma.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further development. The claim will be reconsidered after these records are added.