Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board remands the case for a new opinion to determine if the Veteran's benign prostate hypertrophy is related to his service-connected hypertension.

The appeal for TDIU was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA AOJ approved your request for payment of medical services provided on December 27, 2020. The appellant was reimbursed in full.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error due to the failure to obtain relevant private treatment records, including from a CD containing imaging. The case is being remanded for efforts to obtain these records.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal to waive recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in verifying the Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits, which could affect his pension benefits. The case is being remanded for VA to obtain and verify this information.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding payment or reimbursement for non-VA ambulance transport provided to the Veteran on January 2, 2022.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as it is not within its jurisdiction to review disputes arising under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) due to specific administrative dispute resolution procedures.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request for payment of medical expenses incurred by Fall Prevention Stroke Rehab, LLC on November 3, 2019, November 13, 2019, and November 20, 2019. The decision is based on VA having provided prior authorization for these services.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Veteran died during the pendency of his claim regarding a change in their priority group category for income year 2020.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding contractual payment rates for home health services provided by a non-VA provider in February and March 2020, as these disputes are subject to specific administrative procedures under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) that do not allow for appeal by the Board.

The appeal is dismissed as the administrative action for the entire December 10, 2020 episode of care has been granted and no further disagreement remains.

The Veteran's cause of death is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board requests a VA medical opinion to determine the relationship between the Veteran's service and his death, as well as the etiology of his pancreatic cancer.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding contractual payment rates for home health services provided by a non-VA provider in February and March 2020, as these disputes are subject to specific administrative procedures under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) that do not allow for appeal by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for adding his spouse as a dependent, finding that the earliest submission of sufficient evidence occurred in April 2022.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's insomnia disorder is related to his period of active-duty service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for physical residuals of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) as there is no medical evidence linking any current disabilities to his in-service infection, which resolved with treatment and without recurrence.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided in January 2020 has been withdrawn by the Veteran, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and new evidence received after the April 2020 decision. The Veteran's glottis squamous cell carcinoma, status post laryngectomy is being reviewed for service connection.