Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's adjustment mood disorder, finding that it is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on July 31, 2020 was administratively approved by the VA.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on October 20, 2019 is dismissed because the billing company did not provide the underlying medical services.

The Board has already adjudicated and remanded the issue of service connection for a penile condition, so the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's application for eligibility under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was denied due to a finding that he did not require personal care services for at least six continuous months. The AOJ is required to provide proper notice and remand the case.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, characterized as other specified trauma disorder and alcohol use disorder, was evaluated at a 70 percent rating. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of her symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for claustrophobia as he did not have a current diagnosis of this condition.

The Board has determined that the discontinuance of VR&E services due to lack of cooperation or failure to participate was improper, and therefore restoration of services is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral posterior vitreous floaters and denied service connection for posterior vitreous detachment. Service connection for bilateral amblyopia and esotropia is also denied.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on April 14, 2021 and April 18, 2021 as there was no VA authorization for these services.

The Veteran's right and left knees each warrant a 30 percent rating for limitation of extension, as their range of motion is limited to 20 degrees.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 17, 2020 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for lower back arthritis on a chronic disease presumptive basis, finding that the Veteran sustained an in-service injury and experienced chronic symptoms of lower back pain since service separation.

The appeal has been dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services was administratively approved by VA.

The Board dismissed the appeal for Survivors Pension benefits as the Appellant withdrew her claim.

The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services for an episode of care on February 16, 2023 is remanded due to unclear application of applicable regulations and the need for proper development.

The Veteran's service connection claim for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is being remanded due to the PACT Act and a need for a VA examination considering total potential exposure through all applicable deployments.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for strokes, including as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to outstanding VA and SSA records needing to be obtained. The AOJ is also required to complete a TERA Memorandum and provide a VA examination to determine if any stroke residuals are related to military service or toxic exposures.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected left elbow tendonitis, finding that his disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable evaluation under any applicable diagnostic code.