Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right eye disability is remanded to correct a duty to assist error related to the Veteran's hearing with a Decision Review Officer in March 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of right and left hip joint replacements, as no new evidence was received within one year of the July 2020 rating decision.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 27, 2017, for the award of service connection for ulcerative colitis as the Veteran continuously pursued his initial claim since filing it on that date.

The Board remands the matter to recalculate the amount of the Veteran's overpayment debt and provide him an opportunity to file a Financial Status Report for further review.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on February 9, 2021, was dismissed due to the improper filing by Benefit Recovery.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ).

The appeal for entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic low back pain is dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board granted service connection for an eye disability, a left foot disability, and a right foot disability based on the evidence of record.

The appeal for additional Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on June 23, 2021, was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a VA Form 10182.

The Board denied service connection for a right trigger finger disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the billing company that filed the request did not furnish the underlying services in question.

The appeal for eligibility to agent fees based on past-due benefits was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is dismissed because it was granted in full prior to appellate consideration.

The Board remands the matter to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including providing notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing and obtaining an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance, finding no evidence of a claim prior to January 12, 2018.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking payment of reimbursement for non-VA medical services incurred on March 17, 2020.

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).