Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $4,362.00 due to undue financial hardship and against equity and good conscience.

The appeal for an extension of the delimiting date for DEA benefits was dismissed as there was no AOJ decision issued regarding the request.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a refund of a VA funding fee of $3,547.50 financed as part of a VA Guaranteed Home Loan because he did not begin receiving disability compensation until after his funding fee was incurred.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of the cost of ambulance transportation services provided on June 30, 2021.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and provide complete notice of the decision as required by 38 U.S.C. § 5104.

The appeal for service connection for left ovary removal was dismissed as an improper concurrent election.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury to schedule an examination due to the Veteran missing a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for adjustment disorder, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, considering the appellant's medical difficulties and the resulting undue financial hardship.

The Board granted service connection for ear pain/otalgia, diagnosed as nervus intermedius neuralgia, finding a causal relationship with the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied an effective date prior to November 4, 2013, for recognizing the Veteran's spouse as eligible for additional dependency compensation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and its relation to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the matter of eligibility for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship due to an inability to locate a May 8, 2023 decision and related documents.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to insufficient qualifying active duty service after September 10, 2001.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits was denied as the claim was received more than one year after the Veteran's death.

The appellant was granted recognition as the Veteran's dependent spouse for VA purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and individual unemployability, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date.