Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating, total disability rating based on individual unemployability, and special monthly compensation due to missing Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for dependency benefits for E.C. as a spouse and J.C.E. and J.N.E. as children due to lack of evidence establishing these relationships.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an extension of a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence for left foot surgery beyond September 30, 2022. The decision was based on the lack of severe postoperative residuals or immobilization by cast.

The appeal regarding the waiver of a $13,254.02 overpayment of VA compensation benefits was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it.

The Board denied the veteran's spouse's claims for service connection for cause of death, survivors' pension benefits, and accrued benefits.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right elbow lateral epicondylitis due to errors in scheduling and documenting a VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection for pyrosis (heartburn) is granted because the condition began during his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, based on presumed in-service exposure to herbicidal agents, is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for additional educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill for his children was denied because he had not exhausted his Chapter 30 benefits before transferring to Chapter 33.

Service connection for pancreatic cancer and the cause of death is granted due to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for two clothing allowances for calendar year 2022 because the denial letter did not meet the required notice criteria.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses incurred on January 15, 2024. The Veteran was eligible for this benefit due to his total disability rating and the medical necessity of the ambulance transport.

The Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits is remanded because the VA does not have all relevant documents, including a Rehabilitation Needs Inventory (RNI).

The Veteran's death is service-connected due to cardiac ischemia, which is linked to herbicide exposure during service. The appeal for service connection for cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell cancer has been granted. The decision is based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The appeal for a higher disability rating from January 21, 2022, was dismissed. The appeals for ratings from November 30, 2012, and February 1, 2021, were remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment was denied because his service-connected disabilities do not meet the required criteria.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of athlete's foot and onychomycosis because it needs to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran will have another chance to prove his case.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left lateral malleolus sprain was granted because the evidence was evenly balanced, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the veteran.

The appeal for VA payment of ambulance transportation costs on January 25, 2019, is dismissed because the episode of care has already been approved for payment.