Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has ordered the VA to clarify how an overpayment of $668.18 was calculated and to recalculate the Veteran's debt based on any change in enrollment status due to a remedial course.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of March 1, 2011, for adding his current spouse as a dependent for VA purposes. The decision stated that the earliest effective date allowed by law is March 1, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Via Christi Hospital is denied as the Veteran has third-party insurance that covered part of his expenses, and he cannot be reimbursed by VA under the Millennium Health Care Act.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and the claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits was not filed within two years after his burial. The appeal is denied.

The Veteran's private medical expenses for July 20, 2011 treatment at St. Mary's Medical Center were denied as the services did not meet the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.

The Board finds that the appellant's appeal was timely, but does not meet the criteria for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund due to lack of valid military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address deficiencies in the current VA examination and provide opinions on whether the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss caused or aggravated his nasal tracheal tree lesions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and an examination, as there is conflicting medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's diverticulitis is related to service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's late husband did not have service in the Armed Forces of the United States, and thus does not qualify for VA benefits.

The Board is remanding the case to the AOJ for further development due to an administrative error in determining the character of discharge, and for obtaining service personnel records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's diagnosed depressive and pain disorder is aggravated by her service-connected varicose veins, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of dental trauma, for compensation purposes, is denied as the conditions do not meet the criteria for compensable disabilities.

The Veteran's mandible fracture residuals were rated at 20 percent from August 22, 2005 to September 7, 2010. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent after September 8, 2010 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining consent documents from the Saginaw VAMC and preparing a supplemental statement of the case discussing informed consent.

The Board found no evidence that the Veteran's current right hand disability, including Dupuytren's contractures and arthritis, is related to his service-connected left knee disability. The claim for secondary service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye injury and malaria residuals do not meet the criteria for service connection or a compensable rating, respectively.

The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of July 6, 2010, to August 1, 2009, was granted as the earliest available retroactive date under VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of ulcerative colitis, finding that there was no evidence showing a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) due to Agent Orange exposure, but the status of the claim for loss of teeth is unknown.