Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Veteran seeks payment or reimbursement for unauthorized ambulance transport provided to him on June 10, 2023. The Board is remanding the claim due to missing documentation and pre-decisional error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Raynaud's syndrome of the bilateral feet was granted with an effective date of August 19, 2013. The appeal is based on new and relevant evidence submitted after a previous denial in September 2018.

The Board has dismissed the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot because it was granted in an earlier decision under the Legacy system.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for carcinoma of the tongue, finding that a VA medical opinion is needed to address the etiology of his condition and considering whether it is at least as likely as not attributable to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC benefits was denied as a matter of law due to his death, and the eligibility requirements could not be met.

The Veteran's right femur fracture condition is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds no evidence of symptoms not contemplated by this current rating and thus denies a higher initial disability evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of a personal assault during service that led to current mental health issues.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a bilateral elbow disability has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided from May 5, 2022, to May 7, 2022, January 26, 2023, to January 27, 2023, and February 8, 2023, were dismissed as the Veteran did not submit a claim to the AOJ for adjudication.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the Board did not have jurisdiction to review the issues due to an improper docketing of the case.

The Board has determined that the March 2021 decision denying eligibility for PCAFC benefits is legally inadequate and requires a new medical determination considering all medical information of record.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 28, 2007, for the assignment of a 40 percent rating for interstitial cystitis has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and an inadequate rationale in the VA examiner's opinion. The Veteran is requested to undergo another examination to determine if his current urinary tract disability is related to service.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment in the amount of $16,480.00 due to financial hardship and fault shared between the Appellant's fiduciary and VA.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in at least an approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's separately diagnosed dysphagia is proximately due to or caused by service-connected GERD, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cardiomyopathy was denied in June 2015 and July 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not show a relationship to military service. A new effective date of January 28, 2019, was assigned based on additional records received after previous decisions.

The Veteran's esophageal cancer is found to be related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, and thus granted for accrued benefits purposes.,There is no evidence of a current disabling condition associated with dehydration or malaria.

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and no one can take his place in the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left testicle disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred in service.