Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Petersburg General Hospital on May 16, 2004 due to the lack of prior authorization and the availability of VA facilities.

The Board has denied the veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's esophageal cancer is not related to his active military service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim for presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his increased rating of 10 percent for anal fissures, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that an increase in severity had occurred prior to November 26, 2003.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining outstanding treatment records. The claims will be reconsidered in light of the new evidence.

The veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a left inguinal herniorrhaphy is being remanded due to the need to obtain VA medical records from Charity Hospital and Crile VAMC.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a left foot injury sustained during military service. The case has been remanded due to the need for an appropriate medical examination and opinion.

The veteran's appeal for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Johns Regional Medical Center on December 4, 1998 was dismissed because he did not file a timely substantive appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital due to lack of VA facility availability and the veteran's insurance coverage under Medicare.

The Board has granted service connection for a panic disorder with agoraphobia, finding that the veteran's anxiety symptoms are more likely than not related to his in-service experiences. Service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of confirmed diagnosis.

The veteran's appeal for VA home loan benefits was denied as he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements due to his discharge from active duty prior to completing 24 months of service.

The Board dismissed the motion for review under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7111 of their October 3, 2006 decision that declined to reopen a claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to insufficient arguments regarding CUE.

The Board has determined that the veteran's emergency medical services provided at SJHS on July 14, 2005 met the criteria for payment or reimbursement under VA regulations.

The veteran's left arm disability is not service-connected. The Board denied his claim for increased evaluation of low back disability and did not assign a specific rating as the issue was remanded in part. The effective date for TDIU remains August 15, 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for postoperative residuals of both left and right inguinal hernias, finding that there was no evidence of recurrence or residual effects from prior surgeries.

The veteran's claims for service connection for trench mouth and a stomach disability are denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or any link to active service, including his noncompensable dental condition.

The Board denied service connection for vascular disease of the lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between the condition and service or service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the right thigh is currently rated at 10 percent, and no higher evaluation is granted.

The VA denied a higher evaluation for varicose veins of the right leg, finding that the condition did not meet criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury, including degenerative joint disease. The Board found that there is no evidence linking his current disability to his in-service injury and concluded that the current condition is more likely related to natural aging processes.