Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for DEA benefits, finding that permanent and total disability was not established before March 9, 2020.

The Veteran's attorney is not eligible for attorney fees based on a retroactive dependency allowance payment to the Veteran due to the October 2023 update of school attendance information for his child.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively reversed the denial and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on November 16, 2020.

The Veteran and the appellant were not residing together at any point during the appeal period (beginning August 2021). The AOJ should develop the claim of apportionment for those periods and adjudicate entitlement to an apportionment on the merits.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the payment rate for home health services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement is subject to specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have authority to decide this VCCP payment matter, which must be appealed through VA's clinical appeals process.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA medical care provided by ASC on January 11, 2021, as the process for billing under the VCCP does not allow for review by the Board.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA education benefits is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ must review the validity of the debt and calculate the housing allowance overpayments based on mitigating circumstances.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at STX Community Care Hospital on October 16, 2019 are approved as the treatment was for a severe condition that posed a serious threat to his health and no VA facility was feasibly available.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the issue of limitation of jaw motion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot and right foot tendinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain treatment records from the Veteran's civilian podiatrist.

The Board dismissed the appeals for payment of non-VA medical services provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on December 28, 2020 and December 20, 2020 due to administrative approval.

The Board has determined that the June 2021 decision on appeal did not adequately consider the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits, and thus remands the case to allow for a new medical determination.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved payment for the medical services provided on November 19, 2020.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively reversed the denial and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on May 10, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer residuals is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his condition and Agent Orange exposure.

The appeal for payment of medical services provided by Navicent Health Oconee on March 28, 2019 was dismissed as the claim has been administratively approved and processed according to VA policy.

The Board has determined that the claim for payment of non-VA medical care provided by Boone County Health Center on January 16, 2021, should be remanded due to incomplete records and potential errors in decision-making.

The Board has determined that the eligibility decision for PCAFC benefits is legally inadequate and requires a new medical determination. The Veteran's personal care needs, as well as the appropriateness of participation in the program, need to be reassessed.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the issue of payment for non-VA medical care provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on November 30, 2020 has been resolved in favor of the appellant through administrative action.