Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on July 22, 2018 is dismissed as the appellant is in receipt of the benefit sought.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved payment for your medical services provided to you by a non-VA provider.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a left hand disability was dismissed due to the withdrawal by his attorney prior to the hearing.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed because there were no decisions within one year prior to his July 2021 VA Form 10182 that he could have appealed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be conducted to determine if the Veteran's chest pain is related to his service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The Board cannot proceed with the case as there is no legal authority to do so.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was received in October 2014. The Board found that medical evidence showed he was rendered helpless due to his service-connected skin condition several years prior, but not earlier than October 1, 2014.

The Board has determined that the overpayment debt was properly created, but remands for recalculation of the amount and further adjudication of the Veteran's waiver claim.

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran died while her case was pending, and concurrent review is not allowed.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on April 25, 2020 is dismissed as the episode of care was approved and processed according to VA policy.

The Veteran's hallux rigidus of the right foot is granted a 10 percent disability rating effective March 25, 2019.

Your service connection for hypertensive retinopathy, including cataracts and papillitis (claimed as photophobia), has already been granted. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an opinion regarding the causal relationship between the Veteran's cancers and his herbicide agent exposure in service, as well as the cause of death.

The appeal is dismissed as the issue of payment for non-VA dental services provided on February 13, 2020, has been resolved by administrative action.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral loss of vision.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of medical services provided by Compass Emergency Physicians on February 15, 2020 is dismissed because the process for billing and rates paid by VA are governed by contractual agreements that do not allow for Board review.

The Veteran's surviving spouse was not recognized as such for DIC and survivor's pension benefits due to the divorce prior to his death. Accrued benefits were also denied because there were no unpaid VA benefits at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for medical services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) due to specific administrative dispute resolution procedures that do not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Veteran's nephew is granted reimbursement of $3,375.00 for transportation expenses incurred to transport the Veteran's remains from a VA contracted facility (NHC Parklane) to his final resting place in Munderf Cemetery.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on May 28, 2020 is dismissed as the appellant is now in receipt of the benefit sought.