Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran's ambulance transportation costs on June 5, 2020 were previously denied but have now been approved by the VA. The appeal is dismissed as moot since payment has already been made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability of PTSD and concluded that there was no in-service event or injury related to his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's narcolepsy was aggravated by service and if it is related to service, including any in-service dextroamphetamine use.

The Veteran's death was due to cardiac arrest, which is not service-connected. Therefore, the claim for service-connected burial benefits is denied.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for right foot sesamoiditis were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support finding that the Veteran filed a timely Notice of Disagreement or application to reopen within one year of the January 2010 denial, making the original decision final.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision since VHA overturned its initial denial and approved the non-VA medical care provided by XRA on December 13, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for infertility and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted. The infertility was found to be related to his active duty service, including exposure to toxic chemicals.

The appeal to determine if the cause of the Veteran's death was service-connected has been dismissed due to procedural errors.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with hirsutism, to include insomnia, has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the AOJ administratively approved the Appellant's claim for payment of medical services provided on October 28, 2020.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to final approval and designation into the program.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's perianal skin tags are due to her service-connected Crohn's disease, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issues of increased ratings for arthritis and mouth ulcers as symptoms of her service-connected Crohn's disease have been remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision since VHA overturned its initial denial and approved the non-VA medical care provided by MFH on August 11, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a failure to obtain verification of the number of drill days performed in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, such as Point Credit Summary, DMDC records, or DFAS pay records.

The Veteran's ambulance transportation costs on June 5, 2020 were previously denied but have now been approved by the VA. The appeal is dismissed as moot since payment has already been made.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the overpayment was created due to a sole administrative error by VA and to locate and associate the DMC's September 7, 2018, demand letter with the Veteran's electronic claims file.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the proposed severance of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder was not a final decision on the merits, and the Veteran prematurely appealed it. The denial of PTSD service connection is also an issue that was not properly addressed in this appeal.

The Board denied a request to establish an effective date prior to April 8, 2003 for the award of dependency benefits for the Veteran's current spouse. The decision found that no claim was submitted before this date and that the earliest effective date is April 8, 2003.

The Veteran's essential tremor is being remanded for further review due to the submission of new evidence that may affect service connection.