Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted entitlement to VR&E subsistence allowance for a period of bar preparation from May 2019 to July 2019.

The Board found that the overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 was validly created, and remanded the claim for waiver of recovery to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted the restoration of VR&E services and entitlement to VR&E benefits, other than employment services, including retroactive induction and reimbursement of education expenses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity varicose veins, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The appeal regarding the creation of an overpayment due to an award of attorney fees in a June 2023 Fee Decision has been dismissed.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability results in loss of use of his hand.

The Board remands the claim for a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding eligibility for benefits under VA PCAFC.

The Board denied effective dates prior to June 29, 2022 for the awards of service connection for myoclonus 1 with right upper extremity tremors, left upper extremity tremors, and left lower extremity tremors.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services on May 18, 2020, was dismissed due to the improper claimant filing a VA Form 10182.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a liver condition to allow for readjudication based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The claim for service connection for hirsutism was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the appeal.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate authorized under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m) for his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, effective December 30, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his left ring finger disability as the symptoms did not more nearly approximate favorable or unfavorable ankylosis of 2 or more digits.

The Board denied the motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a September 19, 2014 rating decision that assigned a noncompensable (zero percent) rating for left mental nerve injury (lower lip numbness).

The Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of Chapter 33 education benefits was timely filed and granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a February 1988 rating decision that assigned a noncompensable disability rating for a right ankle disability based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically related to obtaining records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a need for extraschedular consideration.

The appeal for benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is remanded due to inadequate notice and missing treatment records.