Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a hernia, finding that there is no nexus between his current hernia and his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for right and left shin splints, finding no in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. For the increased rating period on appeal, a 40 percent disability rating was granted for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying wartime active service, as his service did not coincide with any defined war period.

The Veteran's cause of death, pancreatic cancer, is not service-connected.,Burial benefits are denied as the claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and clarification of whether the Veteran's bladder disability is an additional disability after her April 2014 hysterectomy, and if so, whether it was caused by VA carelessness or negligence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in medical opinions regarding a right middle finger disability. A new examination is needed to reconcile findings and determine if any related pain results in functional impairment of earning capacity.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings in excess of 40 percent and 10 percent for right upper extremity weakness and speech dysfluency, dysarthria, and stuttering as residuals of a stroke. As such, the issues are dismissed.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a helpless child due to lack of evidence showing she was permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect before her 18th birthday.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to issues with communication and missing income and expense information, which may affect the determination of pension benefits.

The Board denied recognition of J.B. as the Veteran's adopted child for VA purposes due to the adoption occurring more than two years after the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, characterized by limitation of motion from midway between the side and shoulder level, is granted a 30 percent rating for the period prior to July 8, 2014.

The VA appointed fiduciary, S.V., was removed due to her failure to maintain complete and accurate records of the Veteran's funds. The decision is based on misuse of funds without financial loss to the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided on specific dates due to incomplete records and inadequate notice.

The Board has remanded the claims for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by the appellant on December 2, 2019, and December 10, 2019. The missing decisions are to be associated with the Veteran's file.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the VA authorized payment for the medical expenses you incurred at Prime Healthcare Foundation - Southern Regional Medical Center on December 28, 2016.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's claim for survivor's pension benefits, including special monthly pension, needs to be remanded due to an error in processing her claims file and reliance on misfiled records. The decision will be reconsidered with a complete and accurate record.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 2, 2019 is not properly addressed by the AOJ and requires further action.

The Board has remanded two claims for payment of non-VA emergency medical services provided to the Veteran. The first claim involves services from February 18, 2019 to February 21, 2019 and the second involves a service on January 29, 2019. Both cases require additional efforts by VA to obtain relevant private treatment records.

The Board denied additional dependency benefits for the Veteran's child, L., based on school attendance due to L.'s election to receive DEA benefits under Chapter 35.

The Veteran's VR&E benefits were denied because he did not complete the initial evaluation required for eligibility, and there is no evidence of an employment handicap or serious employment handicap.