Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hyperlipidemia is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a disability subject to VA compensation benefits. The Board also found that the Veteran did not qualify for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grants.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for a 20% rating for left ulnar neuritis is granted.,The Veteran's earlier effective date for service connection at a 20% rating for left biceps limitation of pronation is granted.,The Veteran's earlier effective date for service connection at a noncompensable rating for left biceps limitation of extension is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pancreatic cancer was caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during active duty service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

Your DIC claim has been granted and effective since June 1, 2022. The cause of your spouse's death is now service-connected. However, as no further benefits are available due to the grant of the original claim, the appeal for DIC is dismissed.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment of VA pension benefits was denied because the appeal was not timely filed.

The Board denied the appeal because the Veteran's July 27, 2020, Form 9 appeal to the Board was not timely filed in response to the September 6, 2016, Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board has dismissed the issues regarding whether the contractual payment rates for home health services provided by the appellant from January 14 to January 30, 2020, and February 3 to 27, 2020, are proper. The appeal is based on a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) dispute that does not allow for review by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a January 1980 rating decision that denied service connection for a herniated disc on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the correct facts were before the adjudicator and the applicable law was correctly applied.

The Veteran is seeking reimbursement for non-VA medical care provided by Magnolia Regional Health Center on August 8, 2019. The claim has been remanded due to the lack of VA authorization and incomplete records.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it is a dispute over payment under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) and does not involve service connection. The appellant was paid in full for services provided to the Veteran.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding whether the contractual payment rate for home health services provided by MGHAL from January 2, 2020 to January 31, 2020 is proper due to a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction to review disputes related to contractual payment rates for medical services provided under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs).

The appeal is dismissed as the AOJ administratively approved the claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided by Henderson Health Care to the Veteran from July 31, 2017, to August 1, 2017.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the contractual payment rate for home health services provided in February 2020 by Mennonite General Hospital Inc. to a veteran under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA).

The Board denied service connection for Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, finding that the Veteran's CVID did not originate in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his active service.

The appeal of the issue regarding payment for home health services provided from July 10 to July 30, 2000 is dismissed because it involves a specific administrative dispute resolution process under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) that does not allow for review by the Board.

The Veteran's neuralgia disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each, and the Board finds no evidence to support higher ratings. The VA examinations indicate the severity of the symptoms is mild.,For the scar, left tendon rupture repair (left ankle), the current noncompensable rating under DC 7805 is upheld as there is no indication it causes significant functional impairment or pain.

The Board dismissed the appeal because it does not have authority to review disputes over contractual payment rates for home health services provided under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs).

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of an allegation of error.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no administrative review process for disputes related to contractual payment rates under Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs).