Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of an appendectomy due to additional development and further consideration.

The Board granted the restoration of apportionment for the appellant on her own behalf from August 1, 2023, to October 31, 2023, but denied it for stepchild J.S.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits on behalf of their minor child, A.M., as the evidence indicated that the Veteran was providing reasonable support and did not establish hardship.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for eligibility in VA's PCAFC based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it to ensure proper consideration.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a waiver of the recoupment of an overpayment in the amount of $2,969 for initial adjudication by COWC.

The Board granted service connection for right pectoral strain, finding it related to an injury incurred during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The appeal regarding the discharge from VA's PCAFC program was dismissed due to an extension of eligibility for Legacy participants.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's employment history and marginal employment status.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right hip degenerative joint disease, limitation of flexion, as the evidence did not support a finding that his symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's waiver of recoupment for an overpayment in the amount of $6,164.68 due to a spousal adjustment error.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an October 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for headaches, as there is no basis under the governing criteria to establish that the Veteran is legally entitled to an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, render him unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC because he does not have a single service-connected disability rated at 70 percent or more, nor a combination of service-connected disabilities rated as 70 percent disabling.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity disability.

The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 20 percent rating for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the crural nerve as they were duplicative appeals.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's back disability.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of lung cancer have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis. Additionally, SMC at the housebound rate is granted from March 4, 2016, to August 31, 2016, and from July 24, 2025.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left eye disability to ensure VA's duty to assist is met, including obtaining outstanding federal and private treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to an inadequate medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT).