Other conditions Board decisions

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's psychological disorder, effective March 24, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left elbow disability as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a physical impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on various dates in 2021, as no authorization was provided by VA.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on May 24, 2017, has been resolved in favor of the Appellant through administrative action.

The Board granted an effective date of April 7, 2020, but no earlier, for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's former attorney waived entitlement to past-due benefits awarded in a June 2022 rating decision, making the issue moot and thus dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a dental disability for compensation purposes is denied as there is no current evidence of a dental disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board granted reimbursement or payment for medical services and ambulance transportation rendered by American Medical Response on April 22, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits, finding that the Veteran was at fault for not promptly informing VA about his divorce from his dependent spouse. The decision also noted that financial hardship did not exist and that repayment would not result in undue deprivation of essential living expenses.

The Board remands the claim for a right foot condition to correct duty to assist errors and obtain an adequate nexus opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Appellant's suitability as fiduciary for her father, and to undertake necessary development to determine this.

The Veteran's dependent spouse and child were restored to his VA disability compensation effective January 1, 2022, and December 1, 2021 respectively. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on September 27, 2021 due to a lack of VA authorization.

The Board found clear and convincing evidence that the Veteran had maintained substantially gainful employment for a period of twelve consecutive months prior to discontinuance of TDIU benefits, thus denying the appeal.

The Board denied the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on October 5, 2021 due to a lack of VA authorization.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TDIU was properly terminated as he engaged in substantially gainful employment for a year, meeting the criteria for restoration of benefits.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for TMJ was denied as there is no evidence of interincisal range of motion limited to 11 to 20 millimeters or interincisal range of motion limited to 0 to 10 millimeters with dietary restrictions.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for left and right trigeminal nerve disabilities remain at 10 percent, as the evidence does not support a higher evaluation.,The Veteran is denied an effective date prior to February 22, 2014, for TDIU due to her inability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical determination to address inadequacies in the June 2024 CEAT review regarding eligibility for VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.