Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of deep vein thrombosis to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal seeking the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a July 2024 rating decision is dismissed as the issue has been resolved by administrative action.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for Bell's palsy affecting his fifth and seventh cranial nerves, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The appeal is remanded for an addendum opinion and proper notice regarding the denial of eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The Board granted an effective date of January 1, 2015 for TDIU through December 31, 2016 and denied entitlement to TDIU from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. The Board also granted an earlier effective date of January 1, 2018 for TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for pulmonary fibrosis to correct errors that occurred prior to issuance of the August 2025 rating decision, including obtaining an adequate examination and opinion.

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

The appeal was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board remands the matter to process the Veteran's application for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC based on a now-eligible period of service.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA eligibility due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board remands the case to adjudicate the Veteran's claim for eligibility for benefits under PCAFC, considering his serious injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.

The Veteran's claim for a second payment of beneficiary travel expenses on July 23, 2025 was granted based on the evidence showing that he incurred additional travel expenses after his initial appointment.

The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to a procedural error in the prior decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as he is already rated as totally disabled and no single service-connected disability renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claim for a sleep disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including scheduling an examination under the PACT Act and obtaining a medical opinion.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to additional education benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3320 for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship due to a lack of proper notice.

The Board grants an effective date of December 8, 2021, for the grant of service connection for multi-joint arthritis.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on November 13, 2023, that denied service connection for a back injury.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist omission, requiring an addendum medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for inclusion body myositis and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.