Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further examination and evaluation due to inadequate range of motion assessments in previous examinations.

The Veteran's amputation of the left great toe was not reasonably foreseeable, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in the decision-making process and incomplete evidence, including a lack of prior authorizations for services provided on February 2, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for Vitamin D deficiency, finding that the Veteran's obesity, caused by a service-connected disability, was a substantial factor in causing his vitamin D deficiency.

The Veteran's urinary disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's death is not service-connected and therefore does not qualify for burial benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining a VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's skin condition. The claim will be reconsidered with this information.

The appeal seeking payment for home health services provided to the Veteran by a non-VA service provider is dismissed as it falls under a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) dispute process that does not allow for Board review.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for deviated nasal septum and service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include breathing problems, are both denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passages or complete obstruction on one side, which would warrant a compensable rating for deviated nasal septum. For the respiratory disorder claim, there was no diagnosed condition and the VA examiner opined it was less likely than not caused by service-connected deviated nasal septum.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 as it was not timely appealed and no request for extension of time limit to file an appeal was made.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of February 25, 2013, for service connection of liver cancer is granted. The issue of initial compensable rating for liver cancer is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $23,359.33 due to fault on the Veteran's part and financial hardship not being undue.

The Veteran's appeal to reduce his education benefits rate was dismissed because there was no AOJ decision within a year preceding the VA Form 10182 that lowered his educational benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hyperhidrosis is caused by his service-connected PTSD, granting service connection for hyperhidrosis as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on October 13, 2014 and for medical services from October 9 to October 10, 2014 at a non-VA facility. The denial was based on lack of prior authorization and inability to determine if the follow-up procedure was necessary due to an emergency.