Other conditions decisions — 2021

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage is remanded for further review due to new evidence received after the March 1954 rating decision.

The Veteran's chronic right testalgia, characterized by a daytime voiding interval of less than one hour and urinary frequency issues, warrants a 40 percent disability rating on and after August 22, 2016. The decision is based on the Veteran's reports of symptoms without evidence of urinary tract infections or significant renal impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in creating and validating the overpayment, including issues related to administrative delays and SSA updates.

The appellant does not have spina bifida and her mother is not a Vietnam Veteran, so the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 or § 1815 is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for dizziness, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood associated with bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the evidence showing that the dizziness was caused by medication prescribed for his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital on October 21, 2019 was denied because the claim was not filed within the required 90-day period after discharge from the hospital.

The appeal is dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn it, requesting to pursue the matter via a VA supplemental claim.

The Board has granted service connection for varicose veins postthrombotic syndrome antithrombin deficiency and DVT, left and right lower extremities (claimed as severe bilateral leg varicosities and cellulitis), finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and have continued to the present.

Your claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized emergency medical expenses at MUSC Health Florence Surgery Center has been approved. The appeal is dismissed as the benefits have already been processed.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to incomplete records and jurisdictional issues regarding payment for non-VA medical services provided by the appellant on February 1, 2021 and January 18, 2021. The appellant needs to provide additional documents and notices as required by law.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the AOJ administratively reversed and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran in March 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to cerebral glioblastoma, which is considered a malignant tumor. The decision finds that the Veteran's exposure to electromagnetic fields during his military service may have contributed to his brain tumor.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died while the case was pending, and therefore has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for multiple myeloma was granted from July 27, 2009 to September 6, 2013. From December 16, 2014 to December 9, 2018, he received a 30 percent rating. Beginning on December 9, 2018, the Veteran is again entitled to a total (100 percent) rating for his multiple myeloma.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete opinion regarding the Veteran's eye condition, which may be related to service or a personal assault. The Veteran needs a new medical opinion to clarify this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's near syncopal episodes are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for venous insufficiency of the right and left lower extremities, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal link between these conditions and service, including the use of Accutane during service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and Merkel cell carcinoma as there was no evidence of exposure to contaminated water from Camp Lejeune during service.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for clarification of the causation and foreseeability of additional disability resulting from VA care, specifically regarding the bacterial infection that developed after the Veteran's right foot surgery.