Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal is dismissed as the administrative action for the entire episode of care has resolved the issue in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and for further development regarding travel reimbursement claims.

The Veteran's service-connected status post fascial defect of the right lower extremity has been rated as 10 percent, 20 percent, and 30 percent disabling since November 14, 2013. The appeal is denied for ratings in excess of these levels.

The Board has determined that there were errors in the duty to assist and requires additional development for a VA examination related to the Veteran's claim of service connection for superior semicircular canal dehiscence.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 22, 2002 for the award of service connection for splenectomy. The Veteran's claim was filed within one year of his separation from active service and he did not receive the April 2004 rating decision due to it being sent to a nonexistent address.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for back and eye disorders was denied because the Decision Review Request: Higher-Level Review (VA Form 20-0996) received on March 23, 2021, is untimely.

The Veteran's stable angina resulted in chronic congestive heart failure, which is now rated at the highest disability level (100%) since May 2020.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim at this time.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on January 8, 2020, by South Florida Oral & Maxiofacial Surgery was approved.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 21, 2018 based on a clear and unmistakable error in a November 17, 2017 rating decision that did not consider her claim of total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board found no CUE.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 3, 2017, for the Veteran's 10 percent rating for his fractured fourth toe of the right foot.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by the appellant on October 31, 2019, January 24, 2020, and January 28, 2020 as they were processed according to VA policy.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no decision for appeal regarding payment or reimbursement for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on June 15, 2020. The appellant has not submitted a claim to the third-party administrator (TPA).

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition, and he did not meet the criteria for VA burial benefits. The claim is denied.

The appeal is dismissed as the administrative action approving payment for the entire August 21, 2020 episode of care constitutes a reversal of the April 2021 denial and a full grant of the benefit sought.

The Veteran seeks to be considered a 'veteran' for his second period of service despite having a Bad Conduct Discharge. The Board finds that remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including the need to obtain records related to an upgrade request for his discharge and complete service treatment records.

The appeal under Docket Number 201128-124826 is dismissed due to it being a duplicate of another appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision since VHA has overturned its initial denial and approved the non-VA medical care provided by Interim Healthcare on July 6, 2020.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA dental treatment expenses incurred on August 19, 2019 was dismissed as the claim has been approved and reprocessed according to VA policy.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the AOJ had not yet made a final decision on the overpayment issue, and the appeal was improperly docketed.