Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia was related to his service, including potential exposures to benzene and Agent Orange.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for post epididymitis pain syndrome to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and a new VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for voiding dysfunction to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's alleged exposure to depleted uranium.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a liver disability due to the lack of evidence showing a current liver disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and special monthly compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the evaluation of his left-sided weakness disability.

The issues of proposed reductions in the ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury were dismissed due to incorrect re-docketing.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on April 15, 2021, through May 21, 2021, has been dismissed as the issue was administratively resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal of the issue of eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed due to an extension of eligibility for legacy participants.

The appeal for benefits under VA's PCAFC is dismissed as the Veteran's eligibility has been extended and there is no remaining case or controversy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dry eye syndrome, finding that it is a usual effect of an in-service elective eye procedure to correct a developmental defect.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for enrollment in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The Board denied the Veteran's application for enrollment in VA's PCAFC associated with a January 2020 application due to his service period not qualifying for benefits until after the application was filed. The June 2021 application is remanded for further review.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the VA PCAFC was denied as a matter of law due to the Veteran not having any service-connected disability rated at 70 percent or more and his death during the pendency of the claim.

The Board remands the motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, of the May 2019 and September 2021 rating decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back problems, burns, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left elbow disability due to VA medical treatment to correct a duty to assist error.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for chronic cough was denied, while the claims for service connection for lower back strain, spinal fusion surgery, L3-4 foraminotomy, L4-5 discectomy, and gout in the right foot were remanded.

The appeal is remanded to correct a statutory duty under 38 U.S.C. § 5104 and a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to errors in the December 2020 decision that need correction.

The Board denied service connection for prolactinoma and hyperprolactinemia as the evidence did not show a causal or etiological relationship to any disease, injury, or incident during service.