Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical opinion from the CEAT regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The Board granted an effective date of June 27, 2011 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA benefits).

The Board granted the veteran's appeal for an annual clothing allowance for 2020 due to wear and tear caused by his lumbar corset.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for pneumonia to obtain relevant medical records and a VA opinion on secondary service connection.

The appeal for attorney fees from a July 2024 retroactive Concurrent Retired and Disability Pay (CRDP) award was dismissed.

The Board remands the matter to adjudicate the validity of the overpayment debt.

The Board remands the claim for a TDIU due to service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for certificates of eligibility for specially adapted housing, a special home adaptation grant, and an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back condition, anxiety disorder, and lower extremity conditions, preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for a dry eye disability, finding that the condition had its onset during the Veteran's active service.

The appeal regarding the timeliness of the claim for payment of non-VA medical services has been resolved and is now moot.

The appeal for VR&E benefits was dismissed as there is no longer a case or controversy with respect to the Veteran's entitlement to such benefits.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on April 21, 2021, was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a VA Form 10182.

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

The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between these conditions and ionizing radiation exposure during the Veteran's service aboard the USS Holland and USS Nathan Hale.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care provided to the Veteran on October 6, 2020, is dismissed as the Board does not have legal authority to decide it.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), death pension, and accrued benefits as she was not legally the surviving spouse of the Veteran.

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

The Board remands the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to missing audiogram results.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to August 3, 2021, as his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.