Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he has been gainfully employed during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The appeal regarding attorney's fees is dismissed because the attorney appellant withdrew their request for a contested claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria prior to January 6, 2023, as he did not have a single service-connected disability rated at 100 percent and was not substantially confined to his residence due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right foot pain as the probative evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current right foot pain had onset during active service or was otherwise related to active service.

The appeal for eligibility for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran, as the application requirements could not be completed.

The Veteran's service-connected insomnia renders him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and he is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 13, 2023. He is also granted special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred during non-VA hospitalizations and dismissed the claim for VCCP services due to untimeliness.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

Eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a November 10, 2021, rating decision is granted.

The Board remands the claim for a hiatal hernia with Schatzki ring to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, which include coronary artery disease, degenerative disc disease, diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremity, tinnitus, shell fragment wound of the left knee, right and left ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and non-small cell lung cancer with restrictive lung disease.

For the appeal period from August 2, 2022, an apportionment of 20 percent of the Veteran's monthly VA disability compensation benefits to the Appellant on behalf of the Beneficiary is granted.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's eligibility for continued enrollment in the PCAFC is dismissed as moot due to an extension of eligibility.

The appeal concerning the initial compensable ratings for left knee scar and right knee scar was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew their request for a hearing.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, stating that it is a laboratory finding and not a disability for which VA compensation benefits are payable.

The Board remands the claim for a PCAFC medical opinion and to issue an adequate notice of decision.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected dry eye syndrome.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment since February 1, 2024.