Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's heart conditions, including idiopathic hypertensive cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, are being remanded for further review due to new evidence submitted after the August 2014 rating decision. The Board will determine if these conditions are related to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for payment of non-VA medical expenses incurred on February 6, 2020 because VA had not authorized such services.

The Veteran's claim for additional SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ is denied because he is already in receipt of SMC for the overall impact of his erectile dysfunction, which is related to his service-connected prostatitis with hematospermia and epididymitis.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking chronic respiratory failure to military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for peripheral artery disease of both lower extremities due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's child, H.C., is recognized as a helpless child due to his disabilities prior to the age of 18.

The Board has decided to remand the apportionment claim due to errors in requesting financial information and verifying living arrangements, as well as for providing updated financial statements.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of information regarding the Veteran's drill days in FY 2018 and the payment of military pay. The Veteran disputes the recoupment of money for the payment of drill pay and VA compensation benefits at the same time.

The Veteran's appeal for a right knee disability was dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's appeal is about the validity of an overpayment due to Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP). The Board finds there has been a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist that must be resolved before adjudication. Specifically, the exact amount withheld/paid by DFAS for CRDP needs to be determined.

The Board dismissed the appeal because there is no justiciable case or controversy regarding whether the Veteran is competent to manage his VA funds and thus requiring a fiduciary.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right shin conditions, but dismissed the claims for bilateral knee conditions, low back pain, and lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran is not eligible for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his right eye condition being nonservice-connected and the lack of service-connected blindness in both eyes.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for right orchiectomy, entitlement to service connection for bladder outlet obstruction, and entitlement to service connection for nocturia.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent for chondromalacia and arthritis, with a range of motion to 120 degrees flexion. The Board denied an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent.

The appeal is dismissed as the VA has already paid for the non-VA medical services provided on September 7, 2020.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding TDIU, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-vaccine induced demyelinization is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in the previous VA examination. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA services provided on October 9, 2020 is dismissed as the Veteran has already received the benefit sought.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA services provided on August 3, 2020 is dismissed as the Veteran has already received the benefit.