Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for numbness on left side of face and loss use of left arm with pain due to nerve being cut during a March 2019 neck lymph node dissection surgery performed by VA.

The Board has remanded the apportionment claim due to incomplete financial information provided by both parties and a need for further clarification regarding expenses and public assistance.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of medical care provided at Alton Memorial Hospital from March 19, 2018 to March 23, 2018 was dismissed as moot because the claim has been resolved and no longer remains a case or controversy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing gastric ulcer disability was aggravated by his active service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral testicular varicocele results in persistent edema and stasis pigmentation or eczema, with or without intermittent ulceration. The Board has granted an initial increased rating of 40 percent for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and its potential impact on his multiple myeloma.

The Veteran's death was caused by liver failure, which the Board found not related to his service. There is no evidence linking any service-connected condition to his death.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim as his spouse was already receiving benefits and the effective date coincided with when he received a disability rating of at least 30 percent.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether reduction of the evaluation for service-connected residuals of interarytenoid cancer from 100 percent to 50 percent effective October 1, 2019 was proper due to untimeliness of the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of secondary service connection for arrhythmia, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, cardiopulmonary failure and chronic myelogenous leukemia, was not due to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a mood disorder due to known physical conditions, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to schedule a VA examination for the Veteran's lupus, which may be related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance expenses incurred on September 10, 2023, should be remanded due to a lack of information from non-VA payers and unclear reasons provided by VA.

The Board has determined that the November 2022 decision denying eligibility for PCAFC benefits is legally inadequate and requires further review. The Veteran's condition, as well as his caregiver-spouse's statement, need to be considered by the CEAT in a new medical determination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for Unspecified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder and a sleep disorder, but has remanded to obtain VA treatment records from March 2020.

Your request for reimbursement or payment for non-VA medical services provided on July 9, 2020 has been granted and paid in full. The appeal is dismissed as there are no unresolved issues.

Your appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on July 28, 2020 has been dismissed as your claim was granted in full.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left leg varicose veins as they were concurrent with another pending appeal.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board dismissed it without prejudice.