Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for supraventricular tachycardia from August 16, 2015 and denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent from November 14, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses from Cedar River Clinics and individual providers, incurred on February 5, 2020, and February 6, 2020, has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the episode of care for non-VA medical services provided on December 1, 2019, was approved and paid by VHA Office of Community Care.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for uveitis with right eye cataract is dismissed because the July 29, 2024 VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request form was invalid due to overlapping issues and jurisdictional reasons.

The Veteran challenges the reduction of his VA compensation benefits due to concurrent receipt of drill pay in fiscal year 2020. The Board is remanding the case for a paid and due audit to confirm if he has already repaid the debt.

The Board denied the appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on March 15, 2021 due to lack of VA authorization.

The case is remanded due to the lack of a detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services, supervision, or instruction.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's shortness of breath and his service, specifically burn pit exposure. The claim will be reconsidered with a new VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection of left foot numbness, right foot numbness, left hand numbness, and right hand numbness due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA were denied as there was no evidence of a permanent total service-connected disability prior to January 29, 2021.,The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for TDIU or DEA eligibility before January 29, 2021.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for entitlement to specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant as new and relevant evidence was not submitted that could prove or disprove the matter in issue.

The Veteran's blood disorders, including anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia, are being remanded for a medical opinion considering the PACT Act provisions due to his exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange) during service in Vietnam.

The appeal was dismissed as the AOJ administratively reversed the denial and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on December 14, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have authority to decide this matter, which concerns a VA decision on payment for non-VA health care under the VCCP.

New and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to readjudicate the claims of entitlement to service connection for a jaw disorder, including loss of mandible. The Veteran's claim is granted in part.

The Veteran's appeal for restoration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from February 1, 2021 is being remanded due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records used in the decision.

The Board has determined that the January 2017 VA examination is inadequate and remands the case for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's left inguinal hernia resulted from military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the appellant requested withdrawal of all issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his throat disability, including an examination to determine the severity of his service-connected condition and whether certain symptoms are residuals or separate disabilities. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the throat disability claim.