Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical care expenses incurred at York Medical Clinic and York General Hospital on August 9, 2006 was denied as prior authorization was not obtained from a VA employee with appropriate authority.

The veteran is seeking VA education benefits under Chapter 30, but the appeal has been remanded due to incomplete service records and lack of documentation regarding his participation in the 'Palace Chase' program. The claim will be reconsidered based on eligibility criteria for educational assistance.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement for private medical services received from Lewis County General Hospital on August 23, 2006 is denied due to lack of coverage under his health plan.

The veteran's application for educational assistance was denied as his training program did not meet the requirements of VA regulations.

The veteran's emergency medical treatment at Morristown Hamblen Hospital on December 14, 2005 was approved as it met the criteria for reimbursement under VA regulations.

The Board found no new evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection and denied all issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected degenerative joint disease and chondromalacia of both knees, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for nonservice connected disability pension was received on September 8, 2003. The Board found that the veteran did not have a physical or mental condition preventing him from filing his claim prior to this date due to willful misconduct. Therefore, the effective date remains as of September 8, 2003.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to its inextricably intertwined with other pending claims.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC and found no clear and unmistakable error in the prior rating decision. The effective date remains August 27, 1999.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for otitis media of the right ear, which was previously denied in July 1946. The veteran's statements regarding his symptoms are considered cumulative and do not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an aortic aneurysm as secondary to his service-connected kidney disease, finding no competent medical evidence of any relationship between the two.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and for chronic lymphocytic leukemia as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange, for purposes of accrued benefits. The appeal is remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a sinus disability, diabetes mellitus, and glaucoma. The evidence does not support a finding of current disability related to these conditions that had its onset in or is otherwise linked to service.

The veteran withdrew her appeal seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for cognitive impairment, claimed as a result of VA hospitalization and treatment in June 1997.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hemisphere cerebrovascular accident with residual weakness of the right upper extremity did not result from VA negligence or carelessness, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of his July 2003 pulmonary embolism, finding no current residuals and thus denying the claim.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for injuries resulting from willful misconduct due to lack of new and material evidence, and the claim was not reopened.

The Board has ordered a statement of the case on the issue of an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left Achilles tendonitis. The RO must issue this SOC as per the Board's order.

The appellant is not entitled to restoration of DIC benefits as she was under the age of 57 at the time of her remarriage, and the law does not allow for such a claim.