Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 19, 2021, is denied.

The Board denied payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 30, 2022, and September 2, 2022, as the services were not authorized by VA.

The Board granted service connection for a disability manifested by internal chest pain, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic dyspnea post iatrogenic pneumothorax, status post chest tube insertion. A compensable rating for the chronic dyspnea was denied.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on May 10, 2021, is denied as there was no VA authorization for such services.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 14, 2021, was denied because such services were not authorized by VA.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and remanded issues related to a higher initial rating and TDIU.

The Board remands the matter to obtain additional evidence, including clinical records from the ambulance company and any hospital the Veteran was transported to.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on July 31, 2021, is denied because such services were not authorized by VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating higher than 30 percent for dysmenorrhea, as it is already rated at the maximum schedular rating.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision that denied service connection for residuals from pneumonia.

The Veteran has been granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an additional clothing allowance for 2021 for the Castellani's Colorless Paint, as it is used to treat a distinct type of outer garment from the Aluminum CL Hexahydrate.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 25, 2021, is denied.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 20, 2021, is denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of ingrown toenails to obtain a new VA opinion and, if necessary, examination.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on January 18, 2021, is denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a higher 100 percent rating and SMC based on housebound status, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date.

The Board denied an effective date prior to September 14, 2018, for additional dependency benefits based on school attendance for the Veteran's son ES.

The Board remands the claim for a clothing allowance due to insufficient notice of the basis for denial and the need to correct this issue.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip strain and left hip femoral acetabular impingement syndrome to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing their relationship to the Veteran's service, including any aggravation by her service-connected coccydynia.