Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a left upper extremity nerve condition and remanded the claims for varicose veins of both legs due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for TURP with nocturia and prostatitis to obtain a new medical opinion as the previous opinions are deemed inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an additional CEAT Review Consult as to whether the Veteran requires personal care services and has a need for supervision, protection, or instruction.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on May 10, 2023, through CHAMPVA is dismissed as the issue has been resolved administratively.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulitis s/p sigmoid colon resection, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was presumed to have resulted from his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War period due to glioblastoma.

The Board remands the matter to recalculate the past-due benefits awarded in a June 2024 rating decision and the resultant attorney fees.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program, as well as to issue a notice that complies with 38 U.S.C. § 5104.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for additional VR&E benefits, other than employment services, to pursue a Master of Music degree.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 8, 2001, for service connection of a left greater toe disability based on newly associated service department records.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers due to a legally inadequate notification and an insufficient medical decision.

The Veteran's service-connected stiff person syndrome (SPS) is granted a 40 percent disability rating, and TDIU is also granted.

The Board found that the Veteran is not competent to handle the disbursement of VA funds due to his severe psychiatric symptoms, and denied the appeal.

The Board remands the claim for a neurocognitive disorder, to include unspecified neurocognitive disorder and early onset Alzheimer's disease, due to insufficient evidence in the December 2023 VA examination.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and an inadequate medical decision.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no justiciable case or controversy before it.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic urticaria for the period prior to August 4, 2014, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.