Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided that the overpayment in the amount of $7,668 was properly created and denied challenges to its creation. The claim for a waiver of the recoupment is remanded due to the Appellant's failure to file her Financial Status Report (FSR).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional compensation benefits based on his mother's income, finding that her monthly expenses were sufficient to cover her reasonable maintenance.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and requests for additional information from Social Security Administration (SSA). The Veteran's SSA medical records and income verification are needed.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by appellant on March 5, 2020, and March 13, 2020, March 16, 2020, and June 17, 2020, as these claims have been resolved in favor of the appellant.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding contractual payment rates for home health services provided to a veteran under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) due to the dispute resolution process established by law not allowing for further administrative review.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to payment or reimbursement for ambulance transport provided by the appellant on September 1, 2020. The AOJ must provide complete notice as required by 38 U.S.C. § 5104.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon removal due to ulcerative colitis is being remanded as the VA examinations did not adequately address whether the condition existed prior to service and was aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the Appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date for educational benefits under Chapter 35, finding that she did not meet the criteria as there was no evidence of a physical or mental disability preventing her from using the benefits prior to October 24, 2010.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's son regarding his claims for accrued benefits and request for substitution due to procedural defects, specifically an impermissible concurrent election of Higher-Level Review and Board Appeal options.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for chalazion removal and left testicular enlargement was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet criteria for a higher rating based on incapacitating episodes or visual impairment, and his condition did not involve atrophy of the testes, urinary tract infections, or renal dysfunction.

The Veteran's neurosurgery residency program was not considered an undergraduate degree or teaching certification, which are the only types of programs eligible for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. Therefore, the claim for educational assistance benefits under this scholarship is denied.

The Board has granted the claims for payment of non-VA medical services provided on August 6, 2020, August 18, 2020, and August 24, 2020.

The appeal of the issue regarding payment or reimbursement of medical expenses from Parkview Health is dismissed as no decision was ever issued by VA.

The appeal has been dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical services was administratively approved while the appeal was pending.

The Veteran's paruresis, a condition that began during active service, is granted as service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for mental health disorder and piriformis syndrome due to a failure to provide notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The appeal is denied as there was no VA authorization for the non-VA medical services provided on February 26, 2021.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating assigned for ilioinguinal neuralgia as a residual of inguinal hernia repair right side, which was issued in a legacy system and not subject to continuous pursuit provisions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information in the Veteran's financial status report, and requires him to provide an updated FSR detailing his current income and expenses.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a back condition, as it found that a VA examination was needed due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.