Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that the claim must be denied as there is no legal basis to assign an earlier effective date.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain a VA examination for the dental condition. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA dental examination to determine if there is a current disability related to service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the VA AOJ administratively approved payment for medical care provided on December 13, 2019. The appeal is moot as a result.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for right hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of extension, right hip limitation of flexion, and left hip limitation of flexion due to inadequate examinations conducted in August 2016. The VA is required to obtain a new medical opinion from the examiner who conducted the November 2023 VA hip examination or another similarly qualified examiner.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and additional evidence needs to be obtained.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding contractual payment rates for home health services provided in February and January 2020, as these disputes are subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for mild cognitive disorder as due to his service-connected PTSD with TBI, finding that the evidence supports a causal link between his active service and his current condition.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on April 7, 2020 is dismissed as the episode of care was approved and paid by VHA.

The Veteran's appeal for waiver of an overpayment in VA dependency benefits was dismissed due to his death, and the debt appeal is also dismissed.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on June 11, 2020 is dismissed because the claimant (US Acute Care Solutions) did not have the authority to file a Notice of Disagreement.

The decision was legally inadequate and there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is being remanded due to notification deficiencies and an incorrect medical decision.

Your appeal for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on September 7, 2019 has been resolved by administrative action. The claim was approved and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board is remanding the case to determine whether the Veteran's grave is marked or unmarked, and to provide appropriate applications for reimbursement of headstone or marker expenses.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current uterine fibroids disability was not incurred during service, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not eligible for PCAFC benefits and has ordered a remand to correct errors in notification and provide an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for eligibility to VA home loan guaranty benefits is remanded due to missing procedural documents and a lack of complete loan guaranty file. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The appeal for initial eligibility and any accrued benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is denied as the Veteran was not an eligible veteran at the time of his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of sufficient evidence in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's atrial fibrillation and hydrazine exposure during service. The case will be returned for further examination and an updated medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the issue of whether the contractual payment rate for dental services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement is proper has been resolved by administrative action.

The appeal was dismissed because the issue of payment for non-VA medical care provided on November 18, 2020, has been resolved by an administrative action.