Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to provide an accounting of the Veteran's payments from August 1, 2000 to February 28, 2019. The AOJ is required to conduct a thorough, month-by-month accounting and provide a detailed explanation for all payments made or withheld.

The Board has vacated the decision denying payment or reimbursement for unauthorized non-VA medical expenses and dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, as his niece does not have standing to pursue the claim.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for meningitis as there is no current diagnosis of meningitis or corresponding residuals.

The Board dismissed the claim as it pertains to the contractual payment rate for home health services provided by the appellant from February 5, 2020 to February 26, 2020 under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA). The appeal is not about service connection and does not involve any exposure basis.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because it does not have authority to address questions regarding the proper contractual payment rate for services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA). The appellant's request for additional payment under a VCA is dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ administratively reversed and approved payment for non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on December 9, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on February 9, 2023 is dismissed due to the nature of the benefit itself and lack of jurisdiction.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU is remanded due to a predecisional duty to assist error, and the case is referred to the Director for extraschedular consideration of TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsils with metastasis to the throat and neck, finding that it is not related to his active duty service. The evidence did not support a link between the cancer and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for non-service-connected burial benefits, including plot or interment allowance and transportation expenses. The reasons include that the Veteran was not in receipt of VA compensation at the time of her death, did not have an original or reopened claim pending, and died from a non-service-connected cause while not admitted to a VA facility.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) in a written correspondence received by the VA.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the claims were administratively approved and paid on April 12, 2021, and April 16, 2021.

Your appeal for a mental health condition, claimed as secondary to service-connected conditions, has been dismissed because your claim was already granted and there is no longer an issue to address.

The Board dismissed the claim as it is not within its jurisdiction to review the contractual payment rate for home health services provided under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling prior to December 9, 2020, for service-connected diverticulitis due to a lack of evidence showing severe irritable colon syndrome with diarrhea or alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to review the contractual payment rate for home health services provided by MGHI to the Veteran in January 2020, due to a specific dispute resolution process established under VCA.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of right and left upper extremity cubital tunnel syndrome/ulnar nerve dysfunction due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sickle cell anemia was granted with an effective date of January 15, 2021. The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's ventral hernia retro rectus repair with mesh, previously diagnosed as status post umbilical hernia repair, was granted a 20% rating from January 15, 2020, until December 29, 2020. From March 1, 2021, the Veteran's condition is rated at 0%. The effective date of the grant of service connection for this condition was January 15, 2020.

The Board dismissed the appeals for annual clothing allowances for various assistive devices due to the Veteran's death.