Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome, finding that it is a usual effect of the Veteran's in-service LASIK eye surgery.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic idiopathic constipation, which is claimed as secondary to the service-connected GERD or prostate cancer and radiation residuals, has been remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip strain did not have its onset during service and is not related to any in-service injury or disease, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim is dismissed because they died during the appeal process, and their case does not survive their death.

The appeal was dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on July 9, 2020 has been resolved by administrative action.

The Veteran's death was caused by multiple myeloma, a condition that is not service-connected. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cause of death has been denied.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 30 percent disability rating for insomnia is granted. The Board also denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board has granted service connection for right elbow tendonitis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.

The Board denied the claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on August 16, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to decide the appeal due to the Veteran's Community Care Program (VCCP) services being rendered from January 3, 2020, to January 31, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits is denied because he does not have any service-connected disabilities prior to May 13, 2013. The Board found that the Veteran cannot receive a TDIU or DEA benefits prior to this date.

The Board denied the claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on February 16, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization.

The appeal is denied because the non-VA medical services provided on February 1, 2021 were not authorized by VA and thus there is no legal basis for payment.

The Veteran's claim for additional dependency compensation for M.P. is being remanded due to incomplete evidence, specifically a final adoption decree or placement agreement, a completed VA 21674 Report of School Attendance, and M.P.'s place of birth.

The Board denied the claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on January 14, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization.

The Veteran's right elbow scars are not rated higher than noncompensable.,For the upper and lower extremities gouty arthritis, a rating in excess of 60 percent is denied.

The Veteran's initial separate disability rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome was granted at a 20% level. The appeal for higher ratings for bilateral cataracts with pseudophakia and sinus headaches is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a waiver of VA's recoupment of the amount equal to the amount of his DoD separation pay received upon his separation from service. The decision states that VA lacks authority to waive such a recoupment.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for secondary service connection of leukoaraiosis, as it is bound by its previous decision finding that leukoaraiosis was secondary to hypertension. The effective date for secondary service connection cannot be earlier than the effective date of the primary disability (hypertension).

The Veteran's appeal to terminate the apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits to his former spouse, M.H., is denied. The decision finds that the threshold requirements for a general apportionment have been met and that the apportionment does not cause undue financial hardship.