Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in development and the need for additional medical opinions. The appellant's lipomas are being reviewed again as they may be related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral inguinal hernia with scars and ventral hernia with scar disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of recurrent or disabling residuals.

The Veteran's ambulance transport was provided by Amerimed EMS on November 13, 2019. The claim for reimbursement was initially denied due to lack of prior authorization. After internal VA documents revealed that the treatment at Piedmont Athens Regional had been approved by TriWest, a third-party administrator under 38 U.S.C. § 1703, the claim was sent to another VA department. However, no decision from this review is available in the claims file. The Board has ordered remand for obtaining any missing documents regarding the beneficiary travel claim.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran's service connection for cerebral atrophy and memory loss was granted in a rating decision issued in August 2021.

The Veteran's death was caused by sepsis, which did not manifest in service and is not etiologically related to service. The Board denied service connection for the cause of his death.,VA treatment during March 2018 care is alleged to have contributed to the Veteran's death from sepsis. The Board found Dr. S.'s opinion more probative, concluding that VA care was a proximate cause of the Veteran's premature death.

The Board has granted reopening of the claim for service connection for dental disability and denied the underlying merits. The appeal is being remanded to address both the service connection issue and the outpatient treatment eligibility.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's right elbow disability, including a new VA examination and an MRI if deemed necessary. The appeal for increased ratings on all aspects of the right elbow disability is being remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for medical services provided on July 27, 2020 due to a previous denial being overturned and the claim having been approved.

The Veteran's diplopia status post head injury is rated at 30 percent, the maximum rating available under DC 6065 for impairment of central visual acuity. The Board found that a change in the DC was not warranted and denied an increased rating.

The Board has determined that a VA examination and medical opinion are needed to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's tremor disability, as there was no such examination or opinion in the original decision. The claim is therefore being remanded for this purpose.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for gout, finding that it had its clinical onset while performing active duty for training. The appeal is based on new and relevant evidence received since the previous denial.

The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica was previously rated at 20 percent, but the RO reduced this to noncompensable effective September 1, 2019. The Board found that there was no actual improvement in the condition and restored the original rating of 20 percent.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it before a decision could be made.

The Veteran's chronic myelomonocytic leukemia is granted as service-connected due to exposure during military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection of a chronic neck strain (neck disorder) is denied as the earliest evidence of intent to file a claim was received on November 9, 1998.

The Veteran's glioblastoma, the cause of his death, is found to be related to his exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, so the maximum allowable non-service-connected burial allowance of $300.00 has been awarded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for service connection for pleural plaques, leading to its dismissal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of service connection for hand tremors and muscle spasms prior to a hearing, resulting in their dismissal.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.