Other conditions Board decisions

Your claim for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on November 16, 2020 has been resolved by administrative action and is no longer pending.

The Veteran's pancreatitis is being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and potential herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for spinal stenosis, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board dismissed the claims of service connection for cancer of the larynx/lung and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate due to a lack of authority from the power of attorney.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remanded the case due to missing records regarding the Veteran's son's school attendance.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of earlier effective dates for service connection of hallux valgus in both feet. The Board dismissed these claims as a result.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of July 2013 for dependency benefits due to his spouse, S., as VA did not receive notice of their marriage until July 2021. The decision states that no legal basis exists to grant such a claim.

The Veteran's claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred at Baptist Emergency Hospital on December 25, 2019 is denied because he did not receive VA health care within the 24-month period preceding his emergency treatment.

The Veteran's appeal for a certificate of eligibility for the purposes of obtaining a VA loan guaranty was dismissed as her request has been granted and there remains no case or controversy.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's cherry hemangiomas, effective from February 10, 2017, and concluded that this represents a complete grant of the benefit sought on appeal.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected condition related to uterine fibroids and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has granted payment for the non-VA emergency care provided on March 26, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital by EMP due to it being timely filed and the Veteran's eligibility under section 1725 of the law.

The Veteran's left ankle disability, which includes Achilles tendonitis and degenerative joint disease, was rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence did not demonstrate a marked limitation of motion as required for higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 5271, and denied an increased rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed Periodic Limb Movement Disorder during service or within one year of separation, and thus cannot establish direct service connection. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the billing process and rates of payment for medical services provided by the Appellant on January 31, 2020 are governed by statutory and contractual authority that does not allow for review by the Board.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for abnormal pap with atypical squamous cell and condyloma accuminata, as well as chronic cough. The Board found that there is no current disability of these conditions, and thus cannot grant service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for Individual Unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's metastatic cancer, right parotid gland is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the assessment of his residuals.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death is related to his military service and whether his heart failure was caused or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The appeal seeking entitlement to accrued benefits is dismissed because the appellant made concurrent elections for different review options, which is not allowed. The Board cannot find that the VA Form 10182 was received first and thus dismisses the appeal.