Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for urinary tract infections (UTIs) as there was no evidence to support a nexus between her current condition and her military service.

The appeal concerning the rate of payment of Dependents' educational assistance benefits was dismissed by the Appellant.

The appeal is remanded due to pre-decisional failures in the duty to assist, specifically regarding the failure to notify the Veteran of rejected requests for medical records and a need for clarification on his medical qualifications.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disability, granted a 70% rating for PTSD, and granted TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the case to attempt to obtain additional service personnel records and determine whether any further development is necessary regarding the character of discharge issue.

The Veteran's claim for additional educational assistance benefits under the VRRAP was denied because he failed to complete his initial program of education.

The appeal regarding the payment of non-VA medical services has been resolved administratively, and the issue is now moot.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for PTSD, TDIU, and DEA due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided from January 28, 2020 to February 4, 2020 was dismissed as the administrative action approving entitlement to payment constituted a full grant of the benefits sought.

The Board remands the case for a new medical determination to address inadequacies in the January 2024 CEAT review regarding eligibility for participation in VA's PCAFC program.

The Board remands the claim for a new etiology opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's unspecified respiratory disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for nocturia to obtain a new VA examination and consider potential secondary causes related to other service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right foot bursitis retrocalcaneal and heel tendonitis, as there was no evidence of new and material information that would have changed the outcome of the prior denial in 2007.

The appeal for service connection for hernia was dismissed because the Veteran did not submit a timely notice of disagreement within one year of the April 2013 denial.

The Board remands the case to obtain a clarifying medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's thymoma cancer, given conflicting opinions on its relation to toxic exposure risk activities.

The appeal is remanded for further development and adjudication of the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred as a result of medical transportation services provided by Huron Valley Ambulance, Inc. on March 22, 2008.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for anemia is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability due to an inadequate VA examination and outstanding medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his service-connected conditions alone do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.