Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran died, making it impossible to apportion his VA benefits.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of medical services performed on August 3, 2020 and August 10, 2020 due to full payment having been made by VA.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of medical services performed on August 3, 2020 and August 10, 2020 due to full payment having been made by VA.

The Veteran died in July 1924 and is buried in a private cemetery with a privately-marked headstone. As he died prior to November 1, 1990, the Veteran is not eligible for a Government-furnished headstone or grave marker.

The Veteran's benefits were apportioned to the Appellant in the amount of additional dependent benefits received for her from August 2021 to March 2022 due to financial hardship and lack of support payments.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA pension benefits was denied as recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to the fault of the Veteran in failing to notify VA of his receipt of SSA disability benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right lower extremity neurological conditions, secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The issues will be reconsidered with consideration of all available evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted and resolved by administrative action.

The Veteran's claim for a waiver of the recoupment of an overpayment debt in the amount of $149,620 is dismissed because he passed away during the appeal process.

The appeal for PCAFC benefits is dismissed as the Veteran died before eligibility could be established.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left hip disability, including a left groin strain, is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ will consider the claim on the merits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in development and the need for additional medical opinions. The appellant's lipomas are being reviewed again as they may be related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral inguinal hernia with scars and ventral hernia with scar disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of recurrent or disabling residuals.

The Veteran's ambulance transport was provided by Amerimed EMS on November 13, 2019. The claim for reimbursement was initially denied due to lack of prior authorization. After internal VA documents revealed that the treatment at Piedmont Athens Regional had been approved by TriWest, a third-party administrator under 38 U.S.C. § 1703, the claim was sent to another VA department. However, no decision from this review is available in the claims file. The Board has ordered remand for obtaining any missing documents regarding the beneficiary travel claim.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran's service connection for cerebral atrophy and memory loss was granted in a rating decision issued in August 2021.

The Veteran's death was caused by sepsis, which did not manifest in service and is not etiologically related to service. The Board denied service connection for the cause of his death.,VA treatment during March 2018 care is alleged to have contributed to the Veteran's death from sepsis. The Board found Dr. S.'s opinion more probative, concluding that VA care was a proximate cause of the Veteran's premature death.

The Board has granted reopening of the claim for service connection for dental disability and denied the underlying merits. The appeal is being remanded to address both the service connection issue and the outpatient treatment eligibility.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's right elbow disability, including a new VA examination and an MRI if deemed necessary. The appeal for increased ratings on all aspects of the right elbow disability is being remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for medical services provided on July 27, 2020 due to a previous denial being overturned and the claim having been approved.