Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized ambulance transportation services provided by Greater Valley EMS on November 30, 2020. The decision is based on the fact that the nearest VA hospital was not feasibly available and the Veteran did not have other health insurance.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for hallux rigidus, hammer toes, and hallux valgus was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the Board's decision.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected partial loss of tongue and remanded an issue regarding entitlement to service connection for an esophageal condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected partial loss of tongue, residual of carcinoma.

The Board remands the matter to obtain additional records and clarify whether the claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical care was timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for skin basal cell and squamous cell cancer under the PACT Act but remanded the claim for further development regarding other theories of entitlement.

The Board granted service connection for right and left tibial stress fractures as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's right upper extremity brachioplexopathy, lower radicular group is rated at 100 percent and SMC at the housebound rate from October 7, 2001 is granted.

The appeal regarding eligibility for burial or interment in a VA national cemetery was granted by the National Cemetery Administration and therefore dismissed.

The Board granted an increased apportionment to the appellant, equivalent to 20 percent of the Veteran's disability compensation benefits.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the Veteran's HLR Request was not a valid request and did not provide appellate rights.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating of PTSD with bipolar disorder, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for somatic symptom disorder as there is no current diagnosis of a somatic disability or any mental disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's appeal for VR&E benefits due to a lack of complete records in the file.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for Lyme disease to obtain additional evidence, including National Guard records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records.

The Board denied service connection for right heel benign neoplasm, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated beyond its natural progression.

The Board granted entitlement to payment or reimbursement of the cost of non-VA treatment provided on various dates, subject to the rules governing the payment of monetary benefits.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal during a Board hearing, and the appeal was dismissed.