Other conditions decisions — 2024

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved payment for your medical services provided from October 5, 2020, to October 6, 2020.

The Board has dismissed the appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for medical services performed on December 14, 2020 due to an earlier overturned denial and subsequent approval.

The appeal challenging the removal of the Veteran's spouse, children A., L., J., R., and C., as dependents from his VA compensation award is dismissed.

The Veteran's lung disability is remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if it is at least as likely as not related to his service in Thailand, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for a 20% rating for limitation of motion residuals of gunshot wound to right axilla, finding that the earliest documented loss of range of motion was in February 26, 2015.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or related to any service-connected disability, and he did not have a pending claim for benefits at the time of his death. Therefore, the appellant is denied nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Board denied service connection for right elbow strain as there is no current disability of the right elbow at any time during or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Board dismissed the appeals for payment of non-VA medical services provided on June 19 and June 27, 2019, as these episodes were administratively approved by VA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service records are incomplete and unclear, preventing a determination on whether his right elbow condition is related to his military service. The case is being remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant withdrew their claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on specific dates.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal due to resolving the debt, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's bilateral foot condition is remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is related to service.

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is presumed to be related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The appeal is dismissed as the appellant's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on June 27, 2019, was administratively approved while this appeal was pending.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on December 21, 2019 is dismissed because Argo Health did not file a proper Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a vasectomy, including scrotal hematoma of the right testicle. The evidence shows that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service vasectomy.

The Board has determined that the VA opinion provided prior to the rating decision was inadequate and remands the case for a new medical examination or opinion to determine if the Veteran's eosinophilic esophagitis is related to service, including toxic exposures.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is recognized for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits due to the Appellant attempting to enter into a common law marriage with the Veteran without knowledge that Florida did not permit such marriages.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, specifically somatic symptom disorder, as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The evidence did not show a current diagnosis of a psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or related to any service-connected disability, and he did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits. The claim is denied.