Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation as there was no evidence of a service-connected disability rated as permanent and total, or one that resulted in loss or loss of use of one or more lower extremities which so affects the functions of balance or propulsion as to preclude ambulating without the aids of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.

The Board remands the claim for a cardiac disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement was premature as it was filed before a final decision on the proposed reduction in his chronic lymphocytic leukemia evaluation.

The Board remands the matter to formally adjudicate whether a $1,062.06 overpayment of VA compensation benefits was validly created.

The Board remands the appeal to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error related to obtaining VA treatment records from the Bradenton VA Outpatient Clinic.

The Board denied an initial, compensable disability rating for chronic myelogenous leukemia as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's condition was in apparent remission on continuous molecularly targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors or required peripheral blood or bone marrow stem cell transplant.

The Board remands the claims for initial compensable ratings for right ring and little fingers due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 25, 2023, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The appeal for increased rating of right eye optic nerve anomaly and service connection for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been dismissed by the Veteran.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.

The Board granted the challenges to the propriety of the creation of an overpayment in the amount of $32,108.68.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 16, 2021, was denied because the services were not authorized by VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion for revision of a December 2012 rating decision, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the original decision.

The appellant's discharge from active military service is considered other than honorable, which bars him from receiving Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a failure to provide adequate notice and an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal seeking to establish entitlement to an earlier effective date, prior to December 1, 2014, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an eye disorder to correct a duty to assist error, as medical opinions are insufficient to adjudicate the matter.

The Board remands the TDIU claim for further development, specifically to adjudicate an earlier effective date for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran has no justiciable case or controversy before the Board at this time.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation for the entire appeal period, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.