Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal is dismissed because the claim was not adjudicated by VA and should be submitted to the Third Party Administrator.

The Board has determined that the VA examination opinions are inadequate and remands the case for further clarification regarding the Veteran's skin conditions, including basal cell carcinomas of skin and actinic keratosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right foot disability, status post right foot contusion with residual pain, is likely related to his in-service injury and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's somatic symptom disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency, but not to the level required for a higher rating. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's somatic symptom disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency, but not to the level required for a higher rating. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left patellofemoral pain syndrome is granted with an effective date of June 10, 2019.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on September 9, 2020 by Associates in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has been dismissed as the claim was approved and paid.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as an AMA claim for a retroactive waiver of the recoupment of the debt arising from the overpayment ensuing from a retroactive removal of R.E.G. from the Veteran's VA account, due to the AOJ inadvertently qualifying it as such and returning the challenges to the propriety of the creation of his overpayment debt to the Board.

The Veteran's claim for beneficiary travel payment for travel expenses incurred for a May 10, 2023, medical appointment was denied because the application was not received within 30 days after completion of the travel.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was denied in an April 20, 2022 decision. However, a December 2023 memorandum from the Caregiver Support Program indicates that the original decision was February 20, 2020 and that benefits were granted on August 18, 2022. The Board finds remands necessary to develop the record as some adjudicational materials are missing.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his claim for service connection for a bunion of the right foot has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's HSV-2 was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating, as it did not involve more than five percent of her total body or exposed areas affected by characteristic lesions and she was not taking systemic therapy.

The appeal for payment of $5,478.93 for non-VA emergency medical services provided to the Veteran on November 30, 2019 is dismissed as the administrative approval constitutes a full grant of the benefit sought.

The appeal was dismissed because the issue of payment for non-VA medical care provided on August 3, 2020, has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses provided on November 30, 2020 has been fully granted and paid by VA.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided from May 23, 2015 to May 31, 2015 as the VA approved and paid in full the appellant's claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux rigidus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right-hand condition was granted with an effective date of April 24, 2015.

The Veteran's son, who is over the age of 23 and not permanently incapable of self-support at the time of his father's death, cannot be recognized as a child for VA purposes and therefore does not meet the threshold requirements to receive DIC benefits.

The Veteran's stepchild, T.B., was added as a dependent to the Veteran's award in September 2020. The appellant is eligible for additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded for this dependency beginning June 1, 2016.