Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA dental services provided on February 12, 2020 has been resolved administratively by an approval.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for medical services provided from June 20, 2022 through June 24, 2022 is dismissed because TruBridge did not file a proper Notice of Disagreement and the claim was filed outside the 90-day timely filing limit.

The Veteran's leukemia disability is found to be causally related to her service, and therefore service connection for the condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a dispute over the validity of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits due to a change in dependent status. The AOJ must review and determine whether the debt was properly created, including reconciling inconsistencies regarding the divorce date and the amount of the debt.

The Veteran's children are not eligible for DIC benefits or a survivor's pension because the appellant does not meet VA's definition of 'child' and the Veteran did not serve during a period of war.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to a lack of information about his employment income. The Board cannot determine if he continues to meet the economic requirement for TDIU as he has started working again.

The Veteran's former spouse, who was divorced from the Veteran at the time of his death, is not eligible for VA death pension and accrued benefits due to a lack of legal eligibility as the surviving spouse.

The Board denied service connection for aplastic anemia due to a lack of evidence of current diagnosis, despite the Veteran's claim and exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal is denied as the non-VA medical services provided on August 5, 2021 were not authorized by VA and thus no legal basis for payment exists.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left medial epicondylitis with left elbow pain is related to service. The Veteran contends that his elbow pain began during service while doing push-ups, and he has provided lay statements supporting this claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the administrative approval for payment of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on March 28, 2020, has already been granted and processed.

The Veteran is granted eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) due to his service-connected loss of use of the left lower extremity. The appeal concerning special home adaptation (SHA) is dismissed as it is rendered moot by the grant of SAH.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for left arm neuralgia as new and relevant evidence was not received to warrant readjudication.

The appeal is denied as there is no legal basis for payment of medical expenses incurred on January 26, 2021.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's disability compensation from April 1, 2002 due to incarceration for a felony conviction was improper and restored his full benefits.

The appeal is denied as the non-VA medical services provided on August 31, 2021 were not authorized by VA and thus no legal basis for payment exists.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% disability rating for her unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder is denied because it was not factually ascertainable that the condition increased in severity during the one-year look back period.

The appeal for reimbursement or payment of medical services provided by the appellant on November 14, 2019 is dismissed as there was no adverse action and the appellant is in receipt of the benefit sought.

The Board denied the claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on January 4, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization.

The Veteran's basal cell carcinoma of the distal right upper arm is found to be related to his service exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam, and thus service connection is granted.