Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for reimbursement of travel expenses to the Houston VA Medical Center. The decision is based on the need to obtain missing documents and adjudicate the claim properly.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hand conditions are being sent back to the VA for further review because the Veteran was not properly notified of his right to a hearing.

The Board denied service connection for a left lower extremity (LLE) nerve disability because the evidence does not support a diagnosable LLE nerve disability.

The Board remanded the case to obtain missing documents related to the Veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment debt.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke, including right side weakness and expressive aphasia, as secondary to hypertension, is granted.

The veteran's spouse was granted a Level 2 stipend under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) because the veteran required extensive personal care services before his death.

The Board remanded the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services. The Veteran's service connection status and the specifics of his emergency treatment are being reviewed.

The Board restored the veteran's rating for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder to 70% because there was no evidence of improvement in the condition.

The Board denied recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA DIC benefits because the marriage occurred less than one year before the Veteran's death and Florida does not recognize common-law marriages.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the billing company that filed the appeal did not provide the services.

The appeal for payment of non-VA COVID-19 testing costs was dismissed because the billing process is governed by contractual agreements that do not allow for Board review.

The appeal for payment of non-VA emergency medical services in April 2019 was dismissed because the VA already approved payment.

The veteran's service connection for right and left upper extremity essential tremors is granted. The effective date of the award is April 10, 2024.

The veteran's anemia rating is granted at 30% effective December 21, 2022.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits beyond April 15, 2020. The appellant did not submit the request within the required time frame.

The Board granted the appeal because the Regional Office did not follow proper procedures for severing service connection. The Veteran's service connection for the claimed conditions is restored.

The appeal regarding the veteran's competency to manage VA benefits is remanded for further examination.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for reimbursement of non-VA medical, dental, and pharmacy expenses, as well as beneficiary travel expenses from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020. The Board needs more information to decide these claims.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a respiratory disability to correct errors and gather more evidence. The Veteran's current conditions are not eligible for presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure.

The veteran's right hip strain is service-connected as secondary to their left patellar tendonitis. The evidence showed that the hip strain was at least in equipoise due to the knee condition.