Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Mercy Regional Medical Center on August 9, 2014 are granted as the treatment was necessary due to a severe and emergent condition (abdominal pain) that required immediate attention. The nearest VA facility was not feasibly available, and the Veteran had no coverage for the emergency treatment.

The Board has decided that the records for the claims of VA reimbursement for medical care are missing and must be reconstructed and uploaded to the electronic claims file.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral elbow disabilities is being reviewed with a new examination by an infectious disease specialist.

The Veteran's additional chronic disability of difficulty breathing and difficulty swallowing is not considered to be caused by VA medical treatment received in March 1981, thus compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition is denied.

The Board has decided that the claim for payment of an annual clothing allowance cannot be processed due to missing documentation, and it is being remanded for the AOJ to reconstruct the record and upload all relevant documents.

The Board has decided that the record for this case is missing and needs to be reconstructed. The AOJ will upload all relevant documents related to the appeal to the electronic claims file.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death, and no service connection issues were decided.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for a cyst and skin condition needs further development, as well as his TDIU claim. The claims are being remanded to allow for additional medical opinions and examinations.

The Board has decided that the clothing allowance claim cannot be processed due to missing documentation. The case is being sent back for the AOJ to reconstruct and upload all relevant records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the nature of the Veteran's dizziness and its relationship to service-connected disabilities or medication.

The Board has granted a maximum 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum, which is the highest available under Diagnostic Code 6502.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome was dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cataracts, finding that they are not secondary to his service-connected keratoconus and are otherwise unrelated to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has decided that the record for a claim of unauthorized dental expenses is missing and needs to be reconstructed. The Veteran will need to provide any additional documentation related to this claim.

The Board denied the claim for an effective date prior to August 26, 2008 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because there is no evidence of unemployability beginning in the one-year period prior to that date.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Old Legg’s-Perthes disease, avascular necrosis of the left hip due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine if the condition was aggravated during service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for DIC benefits due to lack of a valid marriage under Massachusetts law at the time of his death, despite her claims and evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for tardive dyskinesia was denied.,The Board also denied the Veteran's service connection claim for a left eye twitch, diagnosed as eyelid myokymia.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of evidence submitted by the Veteran, including medical websites that discuss a possible association between C-sections and ovary/fallopian tube adhesions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records. The Veteran's lung disorder claim will be reconsidered after obtaining any missing records.