Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot conditions, finding that her current diagnoses are related to her active duty service.

The Veteran's initial increased disability rating for urinary stress incontinence prior to October 30, 2009 was denied. However, a 40 percent disability rating was granted for the period from October 30, 2009.

The Veteran's spouse was added as a dependent effective November 13, 2018 due to the establishment of a disability rating in excess of 30 percent. The claim for an earlier effective date is granted.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA AOJ administratively approved your claim for payment of dental care provided on August 11, 2020. The amount paid was less than what you were initially charged.

The Board denied service connection for Bell's palsy as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period and the condition resolved by separation from active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's heart condition, mitral regurgitation, is related to his active military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in calculating the Veteran's pension benefits, including her unreimbursed medical expenses and household income. The decision will be reconsidered with these factors taken into account.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for an eye condition due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for further examination.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided in February 2020 is dismissed due to a defect in the claims processing rules.

The Veteran's death was not eligible for nonservice-connected burial benefits as he did not meet the criteria set forth in VA regulations.

The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected acute lymphatic leukemia, which is associated with exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to review this matter due to a lack of applicable legal authority.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on August 13, 2020 by Travis County Emergency Physicians PA was denied because the claim was filed more than 90 days after the treatment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for benign essential tremors, including spasmodic torticollis, is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The examiner must determine if the condition likely began during service or is related to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) experienced in service.

The Veteran's right foot hallux valgus was rated as noncompensable prior to October 1, 2021 and increased to 10 percent thereafter. The claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for education benefits under DEA and a permanent and total disability rating were dismissed because the NODs were not timely filed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition is being remanded due to the need to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and obtain missing private treatment records from Dells Dental.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need to obtain outstanding private treatment records. The evidentiary review window begins in May 2019, and VA must make reasonable efforts to obtain these records.

The Veteran's separation pay was properly recouped from his VA disability compensation due to the lack of exceptions for such recoupment. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's double blood clot and deep vein thrombosis of the left leg were caused by VA treatment without informed consent, meeting the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.