Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for toxic shock syndrome, to include its residuals, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had this condition during or close to filing her claim.

The appeal of the December 2023 Administrative Decision granting a $458 apportionment of the Veteran's monthly VA benefits to the appellee on behalf of their minor child B.S. is denied.

The Board granted a separate noncompensable rating for benign lung neoplasms associated with TERA participation.

The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether it is in the Veteran's best interest to participate in PCAFC and providing notice of the decision.

The Board remands the service connection claim for fatty liver disease to correct a duty to assist error and obtain a VA medical examination.

The appeal for eligibility in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was denied due to the Veteran's death before final approval and designation could be made.

The appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot because the Veteran has been in receipt of a 100 percent disability rating and special monthly compensation (SMC), which renders the issue of TDIU moot.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for various ratings, as they were not properly filed within one year of the July 22, 2024 decision.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran is granted an additional 12 months of VA educational assistance benefits, in compliance with the statutory 48-month cap.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a genitourinary disability due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC due to a need for further development and evaluation under the correct statutory criteria.

The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on evidence suggesting his condition was caused by exposure to herbicide agents during active service.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC due to an inadequate January 6, 2022 CEAT review and a need for a new medical opinion.

The Board granted entitlement to payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses for travel to and from the Alvin C. York VAMC in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on February 25, 2025.

The Veteran's Crohn's disease is granted an initial 100 percent schedular rating from November 25, 2020, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate is also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected respiratory disability, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The appeal for entitlement to payment or reimbursement for non-VA medical services provided by MedCentral Health System from July 19, 2019 to July 20, 2019 was dismissed as the initial denial was administratively overturned.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care provided by AMR on June 15, 2020, and April 20, 2021, due to a lack of sufficient notice and missing records.

The appeal for eligibility to enroll in the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate medical opinion.