Other conditions Board decisions

The appellant is not entitled to additional accrued benefits as the Veteran's son, and his reimbursement for expenses related to the last sickness of the Veteran was correctly calculated at $1,788.28.

The Veteran's claim for recognition of his spouse L.S.C. is granted as he has submitted sufficient evidence to establish that she is legally married and meets the disability rating requirement.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 4, 2020 has been resolved administratively by the VA.

The appellant withdrew her appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for cause of the Veteran's death during a hearing, and the Board dismissed the appeal due to lack of remaining issues for review.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on November 6, 2019, and November 19, 2019. The reasons provided are that there was no VA authorization for these services and they were not treatment for a medical emergency.

The appeal is dismissed as the claims for VA payment of medical services provided by the appellant at Parkland Health Center from August 28, 2021, through August 29, 2021 were found to be timely.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the claim for additional VA compensation benefits for the Veteran's spouse has already been granted and is effective since April 2, 2015.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA home health services provided by Mennonite General Hospital on January 2, 2020, as it is subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review.

The Veteran's hyperhidrosis is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for hyperhidrosis because the evidence does not show that she is unable to handle paper or tools after treatment.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided by the appellant on August 7, 2020, as it is governed by statutory and contractual authority that does not allow for review by the Board.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical expenses provided on February 3, 2020 was dismissed as the claim was administratively approved and no further action is needed.

The appeal was dismissed because the VA administratively approved payment for the home health services provided to the Veteran.

The Veteran's request for a compensable rating for right eye corneal erosion, recurrent is being remanded due to an inadequate examination and the need for clarification of all his eye disabilities.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on December 21, 2020, is dismissed as the episode of care was processed and paid according to VA policy.

The appeal for additional payment for non-VA medical services provided on November 25, 2019 is dismissed because the proper claimant did not file a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Veteran's attempt to appeal the denial of his clothing allowance claim for 2016 was improperly docketed under the AMA system due to a procedural defect, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's right caliectasis disability is granted a 60% rating effective August 19, 2010. The Board also granted service connection for hyperactive bladder and incontinence (bladder disability) with an evaluation of 30 percent effective August 5, 2020.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the remaining overpayment of $2,928.00 due to fault on VA's part and no undue hardship to the Veteran.

The Veteran's cause of death, listed as Covid pneumonia and acute cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is denied because there is no evidence that the conditions were incurred in or attributable to service. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The Veteran did not have any pending claims for accrued benefits at the time of her death, and therefore, the Appellant's claim is denied.