Other conditions decisions — 2025

The VA denied payment for COVID-19 testing done on September 10, 2021, because it was not authorized in advance.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of insomnia was denied. The effective date remains September 25, 2022.

The Board denied the waiver of recovery for an overpayment of VA death pension benefits totaling $49,852.00.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services on December 13, 2019, was dismissed because the claim was administratively approved during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under the VRRAP. The overpayment was determined to be valid and not against equity and good conscience.

The Board remanded the case to review the validity of debts and consider a waiver of recovery for overpaid educational benefits.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from November 26, 2014, to May 27, 2022. The claim for TDIU from May 27, 2022, onward is dismissed as moot. The veteran is also granted an earlier effective date of November 26, 2014, for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory disorder due to Gulf War service has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's respiratory symptoms are indicative of a chronic undiagnosed illness related to his service.

The appeal for eligibility of PCAFC benefits was denied because the Veteran passed away before final approval and designation could be completed.

The appeal for payment of non-VA dental care services was dismissed because it falls under a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's urethral stricture, determining that it began during active service.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for skin disease and interstitial cystitis with voiding dysfunction. The Veteran's service was from June 1986 to June 1990 and January 1991 to March 1991.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's TMJ, concluding that it began during active service.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal, finding that the overpayment of $2,211.93 was improperly created due to his mental incapacity and fiduciary care.

The appeal for a higher rating of right elbow olecranon bursitis was remanded. The Board needs more information about the severity during flare-ups.

The veteran's claim for service connection of a fatty liver disability manifested by abdominal pain was granted. The Board found that the condition was incurred during service.

The veteran's claim for service connection of neurogenic bladder was granted because it is secondary to a service-connected back condition.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the dispute process does not include Board review.

The veteran's spouse is granted burial benefits because the veteran was receiving a nonservice-connected pension at the time of death.

The Board denied recognition of the appellant as the Veteran's surviving spouse for DIC purposes because they were divorced and not remarried before the Veteran's death.