Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has dismissed the appeal because it is not within its jurisdiction to review the contractual payment rate for non-VA medical services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disorders, claimed as foot drag, pain, and numbness, are remanded due to a lack of a VA examination. The AOJ is required to provide an examination to determine if the current foot disorders are related to his service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA medical care provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation (ASC) on January 15, 2021, as the process for billing under the VCCP does not allow for Board review.

The Veteran's surviving spouse is granted a survivor's pension of $154 per month starting from April 30, 2020 and $164 per month starting from December 1, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating and earlier effective date for Chron's disease, osteopenia, and small bowel resection was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to August 15, 2020, or an earlier effective date.,For depressive disorder associated with Chron's disease, the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity edema is caused by his service-connected hypertension, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence of radiation exposure or participation in a radiation-risk activity during his active service. The Board also found that the Veteran's conditions did not have a causal connection to his military service.

The appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114 based on aid and attendance or housebound is dismissed because the AOJ has not made a formal substitution determination.

The Board previously granted TDIU from March 1, 2011. The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date is dismissed as the full benefit requested has already been granted.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for broken right foot as secondary to patellofemoral syndrome due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA treatment records, which may contain information relevant to the Veteran's stomach condition claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot calluses and bunions, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability. The decision is based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for essential thrombocytosis, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship to service or exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation provided by New Castle/Henry Co. EMS on June 19, 2020 is being remanded due to inadequate notice and the need to provide proper legal basis under 38 U.S.C. § 1725.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional private treatment records related to his congestive heart failure.

The Veteran's essential tremors are currently rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board is remanding the case due to a duty-to-assist error and an inadequate statement of reasons or bases.

The Board has determined that the October 2023 decision denying eligibility for PCAFC benefits is legally inadequate and remands the case to allow for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not eligible for PCAFC benefits and remands the case to provide proper notice and a new medical opinion.

The appellant withdrew their appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of allegations of errors of fact or law.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left thumb disability was not aggravated by service and pre-existed his active duty, thus severing service connection for this condition.