Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the case to formally adjudicate whether the $15,583.00 overpayment of VA compensation benefits was validly created.

The veteran's daughter sought burial benefits for her father, who died in December 2022. The Board denied the claim because the veteran was not receiving VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death and did not meet other criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service-connection of trochanteric pain syndrome in both hips due to inadequate medical examinations.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of B-cell gastric lymphoma due to errors in assisting the Veteran's claim. The Veteran will receive a new medical opinion considering all toxic exposures.

The Board denied a partial waiver of $1,360.00 but granted a partial waiver of $1,890.00 for the recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits.

The Board granted an effective date of March 10, 2010, for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) but no earlier.

The appeal for recognition of D.D., the Veteran's child, is remanded due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional medical opinion.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied an increased (compensable) disability rating for the service-connected residuals of hemopneumothorax from January 14, 2017 as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on pulmonary function test results.

The Board denied service connection for both lymphocytic lymphoma and anemia, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or other contaminants that could have caused these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an eye condition, including glaucoma and cataracts, as the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to military service.

The Board granted service connection for tremors, finding that the Veteran's tremors are caused or aggravated by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The appeal seeking recognition of B.D.V. as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA purposes was dismissed due to a procedural defect of not being perfected.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for strokes and circulation problems in the bilateral legs, as well as the claim for DIC, to obtain a new medical opinion with correct height conversion.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to set aside the discontinuance of VR&E benefits due to his failure to cooperate with the extended evaluation plan.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. The Board needs to correct an error in assisting the veteran and obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and survivors' pension benefits. The Veteran did not meet the required time periods for a total disability rating to be in place for consideration of DIC, and the appellant's countable income exceeded the allowable income limit for pension benefits.

The appeal for a waiver request of $13,655.92 was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a lung condition, including emphysema, because it needs more medical evidence. The Veteran will get another VA exam to determine if the lung condition is related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence linking his military service to leukocytosis due to myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic syndrome.