Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to eligibility for PCAFC benefits due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an inadequate notification letter.

The Board remands the matter for a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding eligibility for enrollment in the VA PCAFC.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA emergency medical treatment was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board granted service connection for an eye disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for a more thorough medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's urinary frequency with incontinence, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by her service-connected depression.

The veteran is granted a monthly housing allowance (MHA) under Chapter 33 for the period from August 1, 2023, as he was not receiving active duty pay while enrolled in the ELP(L) program.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation, finding that the Veteran was reasonably discharging his responsibilities to his children and that no undue hardship had been established by the appellant.

The Board denied the claimant's appeal for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a November 16, 2023 rating decision.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error preventing the Board from adjudicating the matter.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his failure to properly identify the specific issues he wanted to appeal in a timely manner.

The appeal of the proposed decrease in rating for a left hip labral tear with surgery (flexion) was dismissed due to premature appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for burial benefits, including a service-connected or nonservice-connected burial allowance, plot/interment allowance, and reimbursement of transportation expenses.

The Board remands the case for a new medical determination to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and left 2nd hammertoe, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted the Appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran, allowing her to establish eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and employment information relevant to the TDIU issue.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings for the Veteran's service-connected left femur fracture residuals to obtain an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for ulcerative colitis, effective April 9, 2023, based on the Veteran's reported worsening symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to November 14, 2019, for the grant of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied service connection for loss of teeth for compensation purposes, finding no evidence of a compensable dental disability incurred in service.