Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal seeking a higher rating for his service-connected insomnia has been dismissed due to non-compliance with essential claims-processing rules. The issue was already pending within the legacy review system and a new claim was improperly submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on September 29, 2021 due to a lack of VA authorization.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was dismissed because the April 2022 document, which took the form of a rating decision, did not meet legal criteria to qualify as a decision and no notice of this decision was given to the Veteran.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on October 1, 2019, has been resolved by administrative action and is dismissed.,The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services from September 22 to September 30, 2019, has also been resolved by administrative action and is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed as the Veteran and his attorney requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board remands the matter to notify the Veteran that his private treatment records from the South Carolina Spine Center could not be obtained due to a fee requirement.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a skin disability and a rating in excess of 10 percent for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation from dermatomyositis to ensure that VA's responsibilities under the duty to assist are followed.

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine the present severity of the Veteran's bilateral shin splints.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and no persuasive evidence linking any symptoms to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination in compliance with previous instructions. The examiner will be asked to diagnose any current right elbow disabilities and determine if they are at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board dismissed the appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services as the Veteran withdrew their appeal prior to a decision.

The appeal has been dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran between February 3, 2020, and February 28, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the claim of entitlement to payment for non-VA medical services provided between October 9, 2020 and October 12, 2020 was resolved in full by administrative action.

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to associate with the electronic claims file relevant records before it at the time of the August 2020 denial, including the original claim and all relevant medical records.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral varicoceles scrotum with right testicular hydrocele, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher or separate rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for peripheral vascular disease with deep vein thrombosis of left lower extremity due to exposure to toxic substances and chemicals at Fort McClellan. The case is sent back for a new opinion regarding the etiology of the condition.

The Veteran's cause of death and his claim for accrued benefits were denied as there was no evidence of a service-connected disability at the time of his death, and the appellant did not file a claim within one year of his death.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 1, 2018 for the award of survivor pension benefits and denied the deduction of expenses related to the Veteran's last sickness and burial from the appellant's income for VA pension purposes.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates have been dismissed due to their death.