Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection of left eye photophobia was dismissed due to procedural errors.

Service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is granted due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents while stationed in Vietnam.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a permanent and total disability rating for multiple myeloma. The decision is based on the requirement for a mandatory VA examination five years after diagnosis.

The veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for benzoyl peroxide was denied, but the claim for selenium sulfide was granted.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA ambulance services was dismissed because the veteran already received payment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for anal fissure, claimed as rectal bleeding. The decision was based on the evidence showing occasional moderate leakage but no involuntary bowel movements.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits totaling $58,843.72.

The appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Veteran's request for a backpay and combined evaluation audit is remanded. The Board found that an audit was never completed and this constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than September 13, 2022, for individual unemployability. The decision is based on the date of receipt of the supplemental claim.

The veteran's appeal for additional VRRAP benefits was denied because the law only allows one program of education per benefit period.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran's spouse filed an invalid notice of disagreement before a decision was made on the increased rating claim.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The appeal for Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) benefits was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board remanded the claim for further development to determine if VA treatment caused the veteran's tooth loss. A VA examination is required to assess the proximate cause.

The Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program has been sent back to the VA Regional Office for further review. The Board needs more information about whether the Veteran's program meets the required credit hours and qualifies as a health program.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for survivor's pension benefits because her annual income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR).

The veteran's spouse was granted a nonservice-connected burial allowance and a plot/interment allowance.

The veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board dismissed the claim for revision of the October 1983 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) but remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU rating prior to October 3, 1994.