Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance from September 3, 2017, to June 15, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for essential tremors due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Board denied the appellant's request to be recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of dependency and indemnity compensation, as they were divorced at the time of his death.

The Board granted service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it is causally related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Veteran is found competent to handle the disbursement of VA funds, and entitlement to restoration of his competency is granted.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for depressive disorder and basic eligibility to DEA benefits, finding that August 10, 2021, was the appropriate date based on the proper filing of a claim.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's throat cancer and residuals are related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The appeal concerning the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a low back disability was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board remands the claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent disabling for venous insufficiency, left lower extremity; an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent disabling for venous insufficiency, right lower extremity; and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the inadequacy of the VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to her service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing the notice of disagreement.

The Veteran's appeal for eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits from a July 2023 RO decision is granted.

The appeal seeking entitlement to payment or reimbursement for non-VA medical services provided from September 14, 2018 through September 15, 2018 is dismissed.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The appellant is eligible to the direct payment of additional attorney fees based on past due benefits awarded in a June 2022 rating decision, which granted service connection for bladder cancer and the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a September 2023 decision.

The Board denied service connection for a separate, distinct sleep disorder and remanded the matter of an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on March 30, 2022 was dismissed due to improper filing by Benefit Recovery.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion from CEAT as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in PCAFC.