Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the appellant has received all of the compensation payments to which he is entitled for his service-connected gastric ulcer, and thus denies the claim for retroactive payments.

The Veteran's application for VA loan guaranty benefits is remanded due to incomplete documentation of his obligated period of active duty service.

The Veteran's right hand ulnar nerve disability is rated at a 30 percent, but no higher, effective from the date of this decision.

The Veteran's status post left and right foot calcaneal stress fractures with Achilles bursitis are rated at 20 percent each, effective as of the date of this decision. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for VR&E benefits was dismissed due to his death, as the Board has no jurisdiction in such cases.

The Board dismissed the appeal because Argus Medical Management, who filed a Notice of Disagreement, did not provide the non-VA medical services in question.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical treatment services provided by the appellant in December 2019 was dismissed as the claim had already been approved.

The Board has determined that the July 2024 decision denying eligibility for VA's PCAFC program is legally inadequate and requires further development. The Veteran needs a new medical opinion to determine if he qualifies for the program based on his need for personal care services, supervision or protection, and whether his disability necessitates such assistance.

The appeal is dismissed as the May 2022 HLR decision did not contain an adjudicative determination. The claim of entitlement to service connection for iron deficiency anemia is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses incurred on January 16, 2020, was dismissed as the full amount was already paid.

The Board has determined that the evidence is insufficient to determine whether the Veteran's gynecological, breast, and bilateral foot conditions are related to her military service. The Board therefore remands the case for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claims for payment of non-VA medical services have been administratively approved and processed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for painful urination and prostate inflammation due to insufficient medical evidence in the VA examiner's opinion. The case is sent back for an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits expired on August 1, 2021. The Board denied the extension request as no legal grounds were met.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the cause of death and whether acute lymphoblastic leukemia was caused by exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right breast cancer was denied in December 2020, but the effective date of her service-connected status is set to March 16, 2022 due to a supplemental claim filed on that day. The PACT Act did not apply as it took effect after the denial.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on March 8, 2020 is granted. The Board found that the treatment received was for a condition considered an emergency by a prudent layperson and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA records and an inadequate examination report. The Veteran's respiratory complaints are being reviewed again for possible service connection.

The Veteran's cardiovascular disorder, specifically a second-degree atrioventricular block, was incurred during his active duty service and is now granted.

The Veteran's service-connected loss of teeth is rated as noncompensable, and the Board denied an initial compensable rating due to the lost masticatory surface not being restorable by a suitable prosthesis.