Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on November 30, 2020, was administratively approved and payment issued.

The Board denied the claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on January 21, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurogenic bladder as secondary to his service-connected status post-lumbar compression fracture surgery, finding that the current disability is proximately due to or the result of this condition.

The Board has determined that the July 2023 decision by the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) is legally inadequate to support the denial of benefits for eligibility in VA's PCAFC program. The Veteran was not provided with an adequate medical opinion, which includes a lack of reasoning or justification for the decision. As such, the Board has decided to remand this issue for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the reduction of his migraine rating from 10 percent to 0 percent effective December 12, 2023. The Board has dismissed this issue as a result.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for service connection for migraines has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for urinary incontinence, which was denied due to service-connected erectile dysfunction and surgery. The Board dismissed this issue as a result.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for cerebrovascular accident and service connection for cholecystitis and pancreatitis are being remanded due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining necessary VA addendum medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran before a decision could be made.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and a need for further development regarding financial statuses of the Veteran and the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for spondylolysis is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his disability.

The Veteran's overpayment of $3,478.03 for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is remanded due to incomplete records and unclear calculation of the debt.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the duty to assist and insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disabilities. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these disabilities, which she contends are related to her active-duty service or her service-connected knee condition.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted a 40% rating. The initial compensable ratings for hysterectomy and hysterectomy scar are denied, as well as the effective dates for service connection for these conditions. The Veteran also has an increased rating for herpes, but no earlier effective date was granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to decide the appeal due to the nature of the underlying statutory authority.

Your appeal for payment of non-VA medical care provided on December 7, 2020 has been resolved by an administrative action. The claim was approved and the benefit sought in this appeal is now granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for payment of medical services provided by a non-VA healthcare provider on September 8, 2019, as the process for billing and payment is governed by contractual authority that does not allow for review by the Board.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved payment for your emergency medical services provided on February 23, 2020. You can file a separate appeal if you disagree with the amount paid.

The appeal for a TDIU is dismissed as the benefits were fully granted in April 2023. The claim for service connection for obesity is denied because obesity is not considered a disability for which VA compensation can be provided.