Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's lung disability is related to his service.

The Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence in the record to determine if the Veteran meets the eligibility criteria for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses. The matter is being remanded for further development.

Your appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on July 1, 2020 has been dismissed as the expenses were approved by VA.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of medical services provided from December 19, 2018, to December 23, 2018, was resolved by administrative action and paid.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of medical services performed on September 28, October 20, November 15, and November 22, 2020 by Aegis Sciences Corporation due to full payment having been made in accordance with VA policy.

The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services he received on July 28, 2019 is dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hyperkeratosis, finding that it was caused by a vitamin A deficiency resulting from tropical sprue acquired during active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's nasal fracture is not rated higher than 10 percent, and the appeal for a greater rating is denied. The Veteran was previously assigned a 0 percent disability rating for his nasal fracture prior to May 5, 2023, but this has been increased to 10 percent effective May 5, 2023.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for endocarditis as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service occurrence of this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires a VA examination for the Veteran's right eye condition.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on November 27, 2020 by Aegis Sciences Corporation is dismissed because the claim has been granted and no case or controversy remains.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the claim for payment of medical services was administratively approved and paid in full.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a deficiency in the September 2019 VA medical opinions regarding secondary service connection for bilateral flatfoot. The Veteran's bilateral flatfoot is currently service connected, but the examiner did not address the theory of aggravation.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Board has decided to remand the apportionment of Veteran's VA benefits to the Appellant on behalf of V.L. and J.L., as there was an error in notifying the Appellant about the evidence needed, which is now corrected.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 25, 2020, for the recognition of her son as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18 was denied. The Board found that the one-year period after the incomplete application submission had expired and there was no evidence showing the Veteran filed a claim within this timeframe.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no case or controversy affecting the provision of benefits by VA over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder and other specified dissociative disorder have resulted in total occupational and social impairment since aggravation, warranting an initial 90 percent disability rating. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU has also been raised by the record.