Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral cataracts and for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate have been dismissed due to concurrent Legacy appeals.

The Veteran's dependent child was removed from his VA disability compensation award in January 2021, but was restored to the award in April 2021. The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's costochondritis is related to service, granting service connection for this condition.

The claim for payment or reimbursement of dental services provided by the appellant to the Veteran on July 15, 2020, and July 22, 2020, was dismissed because the treatment was authorized through VA Office of Community Care.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment of non-VA medical services provided by the appellant from January 19, 2020 to June 5, 2020 due to the governing statutes and regulations not allowing for review by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for disabilities manifested by right and left upper extremity nerve damage, finding no current disability related to active service or any incident of service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet eligibility criteria for participation in VA's PCAFC program. The decision is remanded due to a lack of adequate rationale and discussion of favorable evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional error in not scheduling an examination for the Veteran's mental disorder, which was conceded by VA. The Veteran needs to be examined to determine if his claimed condition is related to service.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA disability benefits was properly created due to an administrative error in distributing attorney fees, and thus denied the Veteran's appeal.

The appeal is dismissed as the VA has administratively approved payment for medical services provided by Healing Hands Clinic from April 22, 2017, to April 28, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of left leg varicose veins, finding that there was no evidence during or after service to support her claim and that she did not have a chronic diagnosis of left leg varicose veins.

The Board denied the claim of recognizing the Veteran's son, G., as a 'helpless child' due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding private podiatric treatment records. The Veteran is asked to provide these records for further review.

The Veteran's appeals for special home adaptation and specially adapted housing were dismissed because the Notice of Disagreement was not filed within one year of the May 1, 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's daughter requested a medallion for her father's gravesite, but VA provided a flat bronze marker instead. The Board denied the claim as there is no legal basis to award a medallion since a marker has already been provided.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation services on August 9, 2020 is remanded due to incomplete records and issues regarding timely filing and third-party claims.

The Veteran's service-connected mood disorder was rated at 70% effective February 1, 2021. He also received a TDIU award effective the same date.

The appeal for reducing the evaluation of somatic symptom disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent effective May 1, 2021 is dismissed because a higher rating of 100% was granted on March 2, 2021.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it pertains to a contractual payment for medical services provided by Barnes Jewish Hospital, finding that the applicable statutes and regulations do not allow for Board review of such payments.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for home health services provided by the appellant from March 2 to 31, 2020. The dispute is governed by a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) and does not allow for review by the Board.