Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for actinic keratosis and seborrheic keratosis, finding that the conditions are related to service exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for overpayment of VA compensation benefits and waiver of recovery has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran prior to a final decision.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 22, 2020 for additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's child. The Veteran submitted a VA Form 21-686c indicating his child was born in November 2018, but VA did not receive notice of this change until receiving a formal claim on July 22, 2020.

The Board has found pre-decisional error in the decision regarding service connection for cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, necessitating a remand to obtain medical records from W.C.N.H. and an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's representative requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, leading the Board to dismiss the case.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection for atrial fibrillation, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of polycystic ovary syndrome as there was no new and relevant evidence received since the final denial in May 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Peyronie's disease is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's ingrown toenail surgeries did not meet the criteria for a temporary total evaluation due to convalescence, as there was no evidence of severe postoperative residuals requiring home confinement or use of a wheelchair.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on December 11, 2017 is dismissed as the episode was already processed and paid according to VA policy.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA services provided on May 29, 2020 is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's claim was processed and paid according to VA policy.

The case is on appeal for apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to the appellant during his incarceration. The decision was not properly sent to the Veteran, and he did not have an opportunity to respond. Additionally, the appellant has not been provided information about her rights to an apportionment while the Veteran is incarcerated.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on September 17, 2020 is dismissed as the appellant was in receipt of the benefit sought.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA approved your claim for payment of medical services provided on October 5, 2020.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for a disability rating greater than 30 percent from May 2, 2012, for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder with depressed mood and his claim for a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for umbilical hernia was denied because the VA treatment did not cause or worsen his condition, and there is no evidence of fault on the part of VA.

Your appeal for payment of medical services provided on August 11, 2020, has been resolved by an administrative action. The full amount of your billed charges was paid in March 2021.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the AOJ had already approved payment for medical services provided on January 30, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for a mood disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic headaches, cervical strain, left shoulder strain, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and obstructive sleep apnea.