Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip replacements due to insufficient consideration of his lay statements regarding in-service onset and relationship to service.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for chest sarcoma due to a concurrent election error.

The Board has dismissed your appeal regarding the calculation of your combined disability rating as it is considered a duplicate issue that was addressed in a previous decision.

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 dismissed the appeal regarding whether the appellant's residential facility fees are deductible medical expenses for pension purposes.

The Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits is being remanded due to inadequate notification and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The decision will be reconsidered based on the correct legal standards.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear evidence and lack of information provided in the original decision. The appellant's claim for payment from a non-VA healthcare provider will be reconsidered with additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating greater than 10 percent for submucous resection, finding that a higher rating is not warranted based on the current evidence of record.

The Veteran's currently diagnosed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is related to his in-service exposure to environmental hazards during service in Southwest Asia, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim was untimely filed and cannot be paid due to a vendor issue in the Financial Services Center.

The Veteran's claim for resumption of full VA compensation benefits prior to his release from incarceration is being remanded due to a pre-decisional error in not seeking evidence from the appropriate Virginia authorities regarding the completion date of his felony convictions.

The Board has determined that the claims for payment of non-VA medical care provided by ASC on November 5, 2020, September 24, 2020, and October 1, 2020 have been resolved in full by administrative action. As VHA overturned its denial or rejection and approved the non-VA care provided by ASC on these dates, the appeal is moot.

The Veteran's PCAFC benefits were extended until September 2025 due to a rule extension, and the appeal is dismissed as no adverse determination remains with which the Veteran disagrees.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left elbow disorders due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is not yet afforded a VA examination in connection with these claims.

The Veteran's initial claim for increased ratings for right eye amblyopia was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to February 16, 2016 and from February 16, 2016 to February 26, 2019, but denied a higher rating since February 26, 2019.

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 Board has decided to remand the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care due to insufficient reasons provided in the previous decisions. The AOJ is required to clarify the criteria needed to grant the claim and provide adequate notice.

The Board has determined that the October 27, 2021 VA Form 9 was timely filed in response to a March 2020 SOC regarding service connection for a head injury. The presumption of regularity regarding the mailing of the March 2020 SOC is rebutted due to an incorrect address being used.

The appeals for payment of non-VA medical services provided on September 3, 2020, and September 2, 2020, have been resolved in full by administrative action. The appeal is dismissed as the benefits sought are now granted.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided from March 12, 2020 to March 14, 2020 has been resolved by administrative action.