Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on December 13, 2021, and December 20, 2021, due to a lack of pre-authorization from VA.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for hydronephrosis is denied as the evidence does not show any occasional attacks of colic, kidney infections, or severe renal dysfunction.

The Veteran is granted an initial 100 percent rating for bowel incontinence and SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) due to loss of use of both legs, bladder dysfunction, and neurogenic bowel incontinence.

The Veteran's daughter is granted retroactive educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35 of Title 38, effective April 13, 2017.

The Board has determined that the recoupment of $17,978.76 in separation benefits (SSB) from VA disability compensation was proper and denied the appeal.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already approved payment for non-VA medical services provided on December 4, 2019.

Your claims for a special home adaptation grant and specially adapted housing have been dismissed as moot because your benefits were already granted in a previous decision.

The appeal has been dismissed as the VA Medical Center administratively approved payment for non-VA emergency medical services provided to the Veteran in May 2020.

The Board dismissed the claim of entitlement to recognition of the Appellant as a valid substitute claimant for the Veteran due to her having been recognized as a surviving child and substitute claimant. The July 2018 and October 2018 NODs are accepted as valid.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation services provided by North Country Emergency Medical Service on July 21, 2017. The decision is subject to regulations governing payment of monetary awards.

Service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted effective August 10, 2022, under the PACT Act. The Veteran's exposure to burn pits during service is presumed and his claim is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete documentation and unclear nature of the appeal. The appellant's claim for payment of expenses for non-VA medical services performed by DHG, including on November 1, 2019, needs further investigation.

The Veteran's claim for a waiver of the recoupment of an overpayment debt in the amount of $6,765.39 was denied because all relevant considerations of the equitable waiver analysis counsel against the Veteran's waiver claim.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on July 14, 2019 is dismissed as the claim was already approved and paid by VA.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied because she does not have a service-connected disability.

The Board denied payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on January 20, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization for the services.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his left index finger disability is remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further evaluation and consideration.

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

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for right and left foot bunions with hallux valgus were dismissed due to a procedural defect in how the appeal was filed and docketed under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).

The appeal for service connection for bilateral flatfoot is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for frequent urinary tract infections is remanded.