Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits. The evidence did not support a finding of permanent and total disability before September 22, 2022.

The Board granted an effective date of April 14, 2016 for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death due to a failure in providing proper notice of appellate rights.

The appeal concerning compensation for service-connected oropharynx cancer is remanded because the VA did not provide an audit of payments. The Board will consider new evidence in the future.

The Board restored the veteran's rating for left eye pterygium with bilateral pinguecula to 30 percent, effective November 1, 2022.

The appeal of a proposed reduction in the disability rating for malignant growths of genitourinary system is dismissed because the proposal was not final or appealable.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reenter the VR&E program for additional education, stating that his service-connected disabilities had not worsened and he was capable of maintaining suitable employment.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, acknowledging that the evidence was at least in equipoise regarding the relationship between the veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his current condition.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is remanded. The Board found that the Veteran's claim was not properly developed by the VA.

The Board denied the appellant's request for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in a March 2023 rating decision granting entitlement to a TDIU.

The appeal for service connection of BPH was dismissed because the veteran filed both a supplemental claim and a board appeal simultaneously, which is not allowed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for lung nodules with residuals of shortness of breath because their pulmonary function tests did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the VA did not receive a claim or make a decision on it.

The Board remanded the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran seeks payment or reimbursement for private medical treatment from December 30, 2021, to March 25, 2022.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the VA did not receive a claim or make a decision on it.

The veteran is granted reimbursement for travel expenses to a VA clinic on November 5, 2024, because the appointment was canceled by the VA.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a June 2023 rating decision.

The Board granted the appellant's request for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits on behalf of JR, GR, and AR. The decision is based on the Veteran not reasonably discharging his responsibility for the support of his children.

The Board granted additional attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the May 2023 rating decision.

The Board remanded the case to correct errors in assisting the claimant, including failing to obtain necessary examinations and records.

The appeal for a higher rating for essential tremors was dismissed because the issue is being addressed in another docket.