Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for colonic polyp and gastric antrum with reactive gastropathy due to inadequate medical opinions in the HLR decision. The VA is required to obtain adequate VA examinations and opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's means test eligibility category for VA healthcare in 2021 was improperly changed from copay exempt to copay required, but this change does not affect his treatment costs.

The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision-making process regarding the Veteran's income and travel expenses, necessitating further investigation to determine eligibility for reimbursement.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your claim for payment of medical services provided on January 31, 2019.

The Veteran's mood disorder, depressive type due to general medical condition is currently rated at 70 percent and the Board finds that it does not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of death and service connection. The Veteran's cause of death is being reviewed, and a new opinion will be sought from an appropriate clinician.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ administratively reversed and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on December 9, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for dysmenorrhea but remanded the issue of service connection for PCOS.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for medical services provided to a veteran under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) due to the dispute resolution process established by law not allowing for further review.

The Board dismissed the appeal because there was a procedural defect in how the proposed reduction from 70 percent to 50 percent for service-connected schizoaffective disorder with alcohol use disorder was docketed at the Board.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding payment for dental services provided by the appellant in March 2020, as it is subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding a contractual payment rate for medical services provided to a veteran under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) due to the dispute resolution process established by law not allowing for further review.

The Board has determined that the claims file is incomplete and requires additional records to be obtained before a decision can be made on the eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an enlarged prostate, also claimed as prostate cancer, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his prostate disability. The exposure basis is conceded contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's current bilateral flank muscle strain, finding that it is related to his in-service costochondritis and muscle strain.

The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for undescended right testicle is dismissed as there was no timely Notice of Disagreement filed within one year of the November 2016 rating decision.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the non-VA care provided by Aegis Sciences Corporation on September 10, 2020 was already approved and paid by VA.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for varicose veins of the right lower extremity, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection of a dental condition, including loss of teeth and temporomandibular disorder (TMD), due to various theories of entitlement. The issues include compensation purposes, eligibility for outpatient treatment, and potential aggravation by her service-connected gastric ulcer disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for medical services provided to a veteran under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) due to the dispute resolution process established by law not allowing for further review.