Other conditions decisions — 2025

The veteran's appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical care provided on May 20, 2024, was granted. The Board found that the veteran's condition was emergent and his transfer was authorized by VA.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC benefits because the evidence did not show that the Veteran's liver cancer was related to his service or herbicide exposure.

The appeal regarding attorney fees was remanded because the VA did not follow proper procedures for contested claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a gastrointestinal disability is being sent back to the agency that originally decided it. The Board needs more information from a medical examiner.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right ophthalmic artery aneurysm, finding it not secondary to service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury and not resulting from an in-service injury or disease.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for chronic dry eyes, secondary to Bell's palsy, was granted.

Service connection for liver and colon cancer is denied due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to service or Camp Lejeune exposure.

The Board remanded the case to obtain missing service treatment records, including psychiatric evaluations.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional DEA benefits beyond 36 months, stating that the law does not allow for more than 36 months of benefits regardless of dual eligibility.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for a right hip strain with limitation of flexion and extension.

The appeal for clear cell sarcoma of the tendons was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it before a decision was made.

The appeal for service connection of a colon condition is remanded. The Board found that the Veteran should have been given an examination to determine the nature and cause of his colon condition before making a decision.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for myoclonus and dysautonomia due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further examinations.

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) from January 29, 2004 to May 25, 2004. The veteran has a service-connected disability rated as total and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more during this period.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death because the appellant was not married to the veteran for at least one year before his death and there were no children from the marriage.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU was dismissed because the veteran withdrew all issues.

The appeal for education benefits under the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship was dismissed because the benefits were already awarded.

The appeal for VA payment of medical services on February 27, 2020 was granted as timely but remanded for further adjudication.

The veteran's claim for Legacy Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (S-DVI) was denied because the application was not filed within two years of being granted service connection for a disability rated at 10 percent or more.

The veteran is granted additional retroactive payment under the CRDP program from March 25, 2012, to November 1, 2013.