Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted Level 2 benefits under the PCAFC for the Veteran's inability to self-sustain in the community and requiring personal care services.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to acute myelocytic leukemia, which was determined to be related to his military service in Vietnam.

The Board granted a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $3,901.00 due to equity and good conscience considerations.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for benefits under the VA's Caregivers PCAFC due to an inadequate medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT).

The Board granted service connection for nightmare disorder and dismissed the appeal for chronic dry eyes due to a full grant of benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of fees to be paid from past due benefits awarded in an August 2023 rating decision granting entitlement to a TDIU.

The appeal for eligibility for the PCAFC has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for lymphedema and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The appeal of the proposed reduction of the rating for thyroid cancer is dismissed because it was not a final decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran and is hereby dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran appealed a proposed severance of service connection rather than a final decision.

Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted based on the benefit of the doubt doctrine, as his substance use disorders were caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the improper filing by a billing company that did not furnish the underlying services and is not accredited to represent claimants before VA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of pterygium to schedule a VA examination and obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC Chapter 35 (DEA) as the Veteran became totally disabled on January 4, 2020.

The appeal regarding the character of discharge from service as a bar to VA benefits was dismissed due to untimely filing without good cause.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 5, 2015, for a 100 percent rating for schizoaffective disorder.

The Board remands the matter for further development to ensure an accurate accounting of the Veteran's remaining VA education benefits under Chapter 33, including her revocation of 16 months of benefits in October 2013 and use of benefits from May 2014 through December 2014 at Florida Institute of Technology.