Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in determining the Veteran's dependents' award and overpayment. The audit will be conducted to correct these issues, including why A., the Veteran's son, was added to his award after turning 18.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia, including as due to his service-connected tinnitus, should be remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for adding his spouse and stepchild as dependents to his VA disability compensation award, finding that the evidence does not demonstrate prior notice of these changes within a year of the events.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of ambulance transportation incurred on December 18, 2021 is being remanded due to incomplete processing by the AOJ. The appeal must be returned to the Beneficiary Travel Department for review and possible authorization entry.

The Board dismissed the claim for attorney's fees as the funds were returned to the Veteran due to pro bono representation.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for hand numbness and pericarditis due to an error in contacting the Veteran's representative during a Higher-Level Review (HLR). The AOJ must conduct an informal conference with the representative.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the AOJ administratively approved your claim for payment of non-VA medical care provided on June 18, 2020.

The Board has determined that the claims file is incomplete and requires additional records to be associated with it before a decision can be made on the merits of the claim for a government-furnished headstone or grave marker.

The appeal is dismissed as the claim for payment of non-VA medical care provided from March 23, 2021, to March 26, 2021, was resolved by administrative action.

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the Appellant's claim for payment of the cost of medical care provided to the Veteran on August 19, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation for his minor child, finding that the appropriate effective date should be September 15, 2021, based on when he first notified VA of the child's existence.

The appeal is dismissed because the VA has already made payment for the non-VA medical treatment services provided by the appellant to the Veteran during the specified period.

The Board denied service connection for proctitis, concluding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service, including any claimed exposure to ionizing radiation or asbestos.

The Veteran seeks to establish recognition of her child, A.W., as her dependent for additional VA compensation purposes due to a right upper extremity brachial plexus injury. The Board is remanding the case to obtain relevant medical records from A.W.'s health care providers.

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved entitlement to payment of the cost of medical services provided on December 7, 2018.

The appeal is dismissed because the VCCP network process for billing medical services does not allow for Board review.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on specific dates was administratively resolved and approved.

The Veteran's enlarged prostate (BPH) was diagnosed during active service and is considered a current disability. The Board found that the condition began in service, connecting it to his military service.

The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on July 22, 2020 by Aegis Sciences Corporation is dismissed because the claim was approved after a secondary review.

The Veteran's current bilateral foot psoriatic arthritis is found to be etiologically related to his military service, including in-service herbicide agent exposure. Service connection for this condition is granted.