Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist, specifically regarding clarification of the amount of separation pay and the total amount recouped.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to review the claims for payment of non-VA medical services provided by appellant on October 6, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for a permanent and total disability rating was granted in May 2022, but the appeal is now dismissed as moot because the Veteran already received the benefit he sought.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant (Veteran's spouse) requested withdrawal of the appeal regarding whether the Veteran has been properly paid additional VA disability compensation benefits for his dependent spouse, M.

The Veteran's claims for additional VA dependency benefits for C.J. and K.S., based on their school attendance, are remanded due to incomplete information regarding their statuses as students.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because a substitution request was pending and not resolved by the AOJ, thus lacking jurisdiction to decide the merits of the accrued benefits claim.

The Board found the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $3,944.00 was properly created due to the Veteran's failure to notify VA of his current wife's existence within one year of their marriage.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the issue of whether payment was not rendered for dental services furnished by the appellant is subject to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for his unspecified trauma or stressor related disorder is being remanded due to a pre-decisional error in not obtaining a new VA examination.

The appeal is denied as the non-VA medical services provided on March 6, 2021 were not authorized by VA and thus no legal basis for payment exists.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Bell's palsy was granted with an effective date of January 25, 2021. The Board found that this is the earliest effective date available due to the informal claim being made on January 25, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism, lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve have all been denied. The Board found that the Veteran's conditions did not warrant ratings higher than 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chipped front tooth is denied as compensation is only available for certain types of dental and oral conditions, not for a simple chipped tooth.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination addressing neuritis and neuralgia, which are related symptoms of the service-connected right lower extremity femoral nerve condition.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remanded the case for consideration of the appellant's June 2021 submissions, including marriage documents and statements.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA therapeutic services provided on January 23, 2020, is dismissed as the claim was administratively approved.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your claim for payment of medical services provided on March 17, 2020.

The Board has determined that the reduction in compensation benefits due to conviction and incarceration for a felony from June 13, 2017 to December 23, 2020 was not properly made based on unclear dates of incarceration. The case is being remanded to determine the correct dates.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because his request for a Higher Level Review (HLR) was untimely filed, more than one year after he received notification of the denial.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination opinion regarding whether the Veteran's photophobia is related to service, including as due to his service-connected tension headaches.