Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran passed away in January 2024 while under the care of a VA-contracted hospice service. The claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits is granted as the Veteran died with VA's prior authorization and at VA's expense.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of prescription medications related to non-VA treatment received at Med Express Urgent Care on March 26, 2022 was granted. The Board found that the episode constituted a medical emergency and thus met the criteria for payment under 38 U.S.C. § 1728.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the matter is governed by a specific administrative dispute resolution process for Veterans Care Agreements (VCAs) and does not allow for further review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a dental condition, finding that his lost teeth were due to periodontal disease and not subject to service-connection.

The Veteran's claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky, during January 13 through January 14, 2020 is being remanded due to deficiencies in the May 2020 denial letter. The AOJ must provide complete notice as required by law and identify which statutory provision was evaluated under.

The Board has granted service connection for epididymitis, finding that the criteria for service connection have been met.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by AEGIS Science Corporation on September 9, 2020 due to a previous denial and subsequent reversal.

The Veteran's service-connected impairment of sphincter control with defecation urgency, s/p sacral nerve stimulation implant disability has not been manifested by extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements or complete loss of sphincter control. As a result, the claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Veteran's appeal of the cost of non-VA dental services provided on October 26, 2020 was dismissed as moot because they were already in receipt of the benefit sought.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no longer a case or controversy for decision due to VHA overturning its initial denial and approving the non-VA medical care provided by IHHS on August 6, 2020.

The Veteran's appeals for effective dates prior to September 9, 2019 for the grants of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents Educational Assistance under 38 USC Chapter 35 were dismissed as the April 2021 decision granted these benefits with an effective date of February 21, 2012.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no case or controversy for it to adjudicate, and the appellant is in receipt of the benefit sought.

The Board dismissed the appeal for payment of $100.00 for medical expenses associated with COVID-19 testing by Aegis Sciences Corporation, as the underlying case or controversy has been resolved and the appeal is moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits, finding that fault lay with the Veteran and that recovery would cause undue hardship but not defeat the purpose of the benefit.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date prior to June 12, 2018, for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for a personality disorder as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a valid DSM-V diagnosis and there was no in-service disease or injury that could be linked to the current condition.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $1,238.00 due to an overpayment of dependent spouse benefits has been dismissed because his claim was rendered moot by the grant of the waiver.

The Board denied recognition of N.G. as the Veteran's dependent spouse due to insufficient information provided regarding the validity of their marriage.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood, effective from July 1, 2014. The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for idiopathic hypersomnia is denied.,An initial compensable rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for mild neurocognitive disorder is granted.