Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for chronic B-cell leukemia because the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of leukemia prior to his death.

The appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance/housebound status is remanded. The Board needs to decide if the Veteran's daughter can continue the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for numbness, pain, and tingling in the fingers of both upper extremities (left and right), finding no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and active military service.,The Veteran's symptoms were attributed to cervical spine issues rather than any service-connected condition.

The Board denied a separate rating for diplopia due to myasthenia gravis prior to August 5, 2021, as it is considered part of the overall visual impairment already rated at 40%.

The veteran is granted payment or reimbursement for medical expenses incurred from June 27, 2003, to June 30, 2003, at OU Medical Center.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of HIV because it failed to provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases and did not ensure VA satisfied its duty to assist. The case is being sent back for a new hearing.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that the condition was not incurred in service and is not related to service.

The appeal for educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill Transfer of Entitlement Program was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance was granted. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendering him permanently bedridden or helpless, requiring regular aid and attendance.

The veteran's service connection for frostbite residuals on both fingers and feet was granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure, both secondary to service-connected hypertension, are granted.

The appeal for travel benefits was dismissed because the veteran died before a decision could be made.

The Board remanded the claim for eligibility under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) because the initial decision did not provide adequate notice and the medical opinion was insufficient.

The veteran's claim for service connection of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was granted based on evidence showing exposure to herbicide agents during military service.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 11, 2014, for TDIU and DEA benefits. The Board referred the TDIU claim to VA's Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration.

The Board dismissed the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services because it lacks jurisdiction over these types of claims.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for abdominal stomach pain was granted, effective November 15, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for total disability rating based on individual unemployability was granted, with the effective date set to March 22, 2021.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed because the services were authorized and paid by a third-party administrator.

The appeal for reimbursement of medical services was dismissed because the veteran died while the appeal was pending.