Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal regarding the Veteran's competency to handle VA funds is dismissed as the issue is moot.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses incurred on multiple dates, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided on March 14, 2022, was dismissed due to the improper filing of a VA Form 10182 by Benefit Recovery.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for cause of death under the PACT Act.

The request to revise or reverse a July 9, 1984, rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed as a matter of law.

The appeal concerning the service connection issues of Amplatzer PFO occluder and transient ischemic attack (TIA)/stroke, as well as increased rating issues for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, has been dismissed.

The Board denied an earlier effective date than October 2, 2020, for the 100 percent evaluation assigned for service-connected PTSD and major depression.

The Board granted service connection for metastatic colorectal cancer, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, attributing his end-stage cholangiocarcinoma to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange.

The appeal seeking a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral anterior basement membrane dystrophy to obtain an addendum opinion on whether it is a usual effect of PRK surgery and, if so, whether it was aggravated by service.

The claim of entitlement to accrued benefits is remanded for readjudication under the reasoning in Helmick v. McDonough.

The appeal was dismissed as the appellant requested a withdrawal of the appeal.

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

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to the billing company not being a proper claimant.

The Veteran's daughter was granted a burial plot or interment allowance for the costs incurred in burying her father.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for left and right hip total joint replacements.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for an earlier effective date for the award of a 40 percent disability rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy and service connection for right lower extremity sciatica.

The Board denied an increased disability rating higher than 20 percent for left lower extremity impairment and granted a 40 percent rating, but no higher, for right lower extremity impairment.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA survivor pension benefits due to her subsequent marriage after his death, which was not terminated prior to November 1, 1990.