Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal to recognize the marriage for DIC benefits is remanded because the VA did not gather all necessary facts.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for survivor's benefits because she was not recognized as a surviving spouse due to a legal divorce and lack of remarriage.

The Board remanded the case to adjudicate the validity of a $2,555.80 debt and entitlement to a waiver of recovery of VA educational assistance benefits.

The appeal regarding the payment rate for home health services in March 2020 was dismissed because it falls under a specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral high arches secondary to bilateral pes planus, an increased rating for temporomandibular joint dysfunction, and reopening the claim for periodontal disease.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of intestinal neoplasm (colon cancer) to obtain a new medical opinion considering the veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and other toxins.

The veteran's claim for service connection of plasmacytoma and lytic lesions affecting the bilateral femurs is granted. The decision was based on evidence showing a direct relationship to environmental toxins during Gulf War service.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen their claim for service connection for chiari I malformation with impacted cerebellar tonsils because no new and relevant evidence was submitted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right leg lymphedema because there is no probative medical evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied the veteran's daughter's claim for DEA benefits for her course of study at Phoenix College from August 2019 to May 2021 because she did not file a claim within one year of the veteran's rating decision.

The appeal regarding eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is remanded. The Board needs more information to determine if new and relevant evidence has been received.

The appeal was dismissed because the Board found no question of law or fact to resolve regarding the matter identified in the appeal.

The VA's decision to withhold disability compensation benefits to recoup separation pay was proper and the appeal is denied.

The appeal for VA payment of medical services provided on March 4, 2021, is dismissed because the Board does not have the legal authority to decide it.

The Board granted the appeal because the veteran's Form 9 was submitted within the required timeframe.

The appeal for reimbursement of non-VA dental services on October 11, 2019 was dismissed because the VA already approved payment.

The VA denied the veteran's request to restore disability compensation benefits withheld due to felony incarceration because the conviction has not been overturned.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, and their character of discharge from service does not bar them from receiving VA benefits.

The appeal for survivors' pension benefits as a helpless child was denied because the appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain missing medical records from the Philippines and readjudicate the claims.