Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal regarding the reduction of the disability rating for sinusitis has been dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a hernia for treatment purposes only under Chapter 17, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted the restoration of a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol and cannabis use disorders with traumatic brain injury, finding that there was no improvement in the veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the July 2023 rating decision is granted.

The Board remands the claims for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for a determination as to whether the Veteran is entitled to an assignment of a TDIU under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) and readjudication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral latissimus dorsi atrophy and bilateral rhomboid atrophy as further development is needed.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement for medical services and ambulance transportation rendered by Amerimed EMS on April 5, 2019, as the treatment was considered a medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for burial benefits as she did not pay any of the expenses related to her father's funeral and burial.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The appeal was denied because the appellant did not timely apply for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $15,453.94.

The appeal for service connection for a dental condition was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a notice of disagreement within one year of the April 1995 rating decision.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected essential tremors, finding that the symptoms are severe.

The Board remands the claim for 38 U.S.C. § 1151 compensation benefits due to a duty to assist error, including not obtaining outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to recognition of A., as the Veteran's dependent spouse for VA purposes, is now moot due to a full grant of benefits.

The appeal for the proposal to decrease the evaluation of cluster headaches from 30 percent disabling to 10 percent disabling was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses for emergency treatment provided on September 7, 2024, as the Veteran's condition was considered a medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of attorney fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in a September 2022 rating decision granting entitlement to TDIU.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed due to improper filing by a billing company.

The veteran's authorized representative withdrew the appeals concerning a higher rating for tension headaches and an earlier effective date for major depressive disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of March 4, 2015, for the grant of service connection for left foot complex regional pain syndrome.