Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for reimbursement or payment of non-VA care provided on December 5, 2024.

The Board denied M. as a claimant entitled to death benefits, including dependency and indemnity compensation, survivor pension, and accrued benefits, due to the Veteran and M.'s divorce at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right-hand middle finger disability due to missing treatment records and an incomplete medical opinion.

The appeal regarding the propriety of severance of service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted the Veteran an additional 1 month and 22 days of VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, as well as educational assistance benefits at the 100 percent rate.

The appeal for service connection for right big toenail and right calf muscle was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a September 2024 rating decision is granted.

The appeal for VA home loan guaranty benefits was dismissed as the service member was granted eligibility to a Certificate of Eligibility for VA home loan benefits.

The Board granted the Veteran's motion to revise the July 2009 rating decision that denied service connection for breast cancer, right breast, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), and granted an effective date of July 29, 2008.

The Board remands the matter to obtain updated VA treatment records and determine whether care provided at the Lexington VAMC on October 25, 2022, could have been provided at other clinics closer to the Veteran's home.

The Board remands the claims for clothing allowance benefits for Calendar Years 2020 and 2021 due to missing records.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lower back strain and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 25, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than September 14, 2018, for the grant of service connection for Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder with Alcohol Use Disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disability, to include a collapsed lung or residuals thereof, and shin disabilities due to insufficient evidence of an in-service injury or disease.

The Board grants service connection for Paget's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claim for a urinary disorder, to include excessive urination and nocturia, for further development of the record.

The Board granted payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA medical services provided by North Oaks Medical Center on November 30, 2015, as a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to life or health and a VA facility was not feasibly available.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board grants a TDIU for the entire relevant rating period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the same condition, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his military service or any VA treatment.