Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's insomnia disorder is rated at a 30 percent disability rating, which covers symptoms such as anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and depression. The decision grants the initial 30 percent rating for this condition.

The Veteran's death is not service-connected, and therefore he does not qualify for burial benefits.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity varicose veins as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on March 4, 2020, has been resolved administratively by approval of the cost.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on October 8, 2019, and October 23, 2019, as Proximal LLC, who filed the Notice of Disagreement, is not a proper claimant.

The Veteran's claims of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for complications following VA treatment are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The appeal for VA death benefits is dismissed as the issue is pending under a separate appeal system.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability. The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral flatfoot, groin pain, and left eye condition. Service connection was denied for all three conditions.

The Board has found that the VA examination is inadequate and remands for a new one to determine if the Veteran's stomach disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected GERD with hiatal hernia, as well as whether it is directly related to service.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for her left hip flexion disability, extension disability, and DJD were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating or a separate 10 percent rating for painful motion.

The Veteran's appeal for competency was dismissed due to their passing away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's gastritis is related to service and has been granted service connection with a 100% rating.

The Veteran's Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits were exhausted on November 4, 2020. The Board denied her request for an extension of her period of eligibility to receive educational assistance.

The Veteran seeks payment or reimbursement for ambulance transportation to the Beckley VA Medical Center on July 10, 2020. The claim was denied because the Veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria for special mode of transportation benefits due to his service-connected disability rating and annual income exceeding the maximum annual rate of pension (MAPR). The Board is remanding the case to gather more information about the Veteran's 2020 income and medical expenses.

The Board has remanded two issues: entitlement to service connection for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and the cause of the Veteran's death. The remand is due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in obtaining a dose estimate from the Under Secretary of Health regarding the Veteran's in-service radiation exposure.

The Veteran's appeal to challenge the validity of a benefit overpayment was dismissed because he did not clarify which review lane he wanted.

The Veteran's death is not service-connected and therefore, he did not meet the criteria for burial benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether diverticulitis had onset in service or is otherwise related to active service. The Veteran was diagnosed with acute diverticulitis within 6 months after separation from his third active duty period.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding whether he is competent to handle VA funds. The Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he did not express disagreement with a valid rating decision.