Other conditions decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for Legacy Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (Legacy S-DVI) was remanded because the necessary records were not available. The case will be reviewed again after these documents are obtained.

The claim for accrued benefits was denied because the veteran had no pending claims at the time of his death.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because they withdrew it during a hearing.

The Board denied the appeal, finding that the severance of service connection for bilateral keratoconus was proper due to an erroneous factual finding.

The veteran's claim for a disability rating higher than 10% for left foot hallux valgus was denied because the maximum schedular rating permitted is 10%.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of onychomycosis because there is insufficient medical evidence to decide the claim. The Veteran will receive a VA examination to determine if his condition is related to military service.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The appeal for initial eligibility and any accrued benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is denied because the Veteran died before final approval into the PCAFC had been established.

The appeal for special home adaptation was withdrawn and dismissed.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. However, the veteran's requests for increased ratings for left arm and right arm conditions were denied.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits was denied because it was not received within the required 180-day period.

The claim for service connection for a deviated septum is remanded due to new and relevant evidence received after the prior decision.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than October 14, 2020, for service connection of FSG. The Board found no evidence of a claim or intent to file a claim before that date.

The Board granted eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits but remanded the issue of reasonable fee amounts.

The appeal for benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the Veteran qualifies.

The appeal for service connection of a skin disability was dismissed because the veteran did not identify any decision in the AMA system with which they disagreed.

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

The Board granted the appeal due to the Veteran's representative not receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC). The Board waived the timeliness issue and ordered the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) to reactivate and complete processing of the legacy appeal.

The appeal for multiple myeloma was dismissed due to withdrawal. The appeal for squamous cell cancer was remanded for further examination.