Other conditions decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was granted with an effective date of December 20, 2018. A disability rating of 70 percent was assigned from December 20, 2018 to November 18, 2021. The veteran was also granted an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services on April 7, 2020, was dismissed because the claim was administratively approved while the appeal was pending.

The veteran's survivor pension benefits were restored from October 1, 2023, but denied from January 1, 2024, due to excessive income.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, stating that the criteria were not met.

The appeal to restore the veteran's dependent spouse and children to his disability compensation was dismissed because the VA already restored them in September 2023.

The Board remanded the case to obtain a new medical determination considering all medical information of record. The Veteran's eligibility for participation in VA's PCAFC program was not decided.

The claim for survivors' pension benefits was denied. The claim for service connection related to the cause of the Veteran's death was remanded for further evaluation.

The appeal regarding the timeliness of a higher-level review request was dismissed because it was a duplicate of another docket.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of urinary incontinence was granted, with the effective date set to March 21, 2021.

The appeal for payment of non-VA dental services was dismissed because the dispute process does not include Board review.

The appeal for payment of non-VA dental services was dismissed because the claim was administratively approved and paid.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional compensation benefits based on recognizing his parents as dependent parents due to their income exceeding the threshold.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes but remanded the claims for treatment purposes and for a skin disorder.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development and evidence regarding reimbursement of expenses related to the last sickness and burial of the Veteran's late spouse.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot condition is not related to his military service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in September 2024 was inadequate and remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left leg peripheral vascular disease.

The Board denied service connection for a disorder manifested by chest pain and dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the current condition is not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral eye conjunctivitis as secondary to his service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome.