Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, as there was no evidence that his service-connected PTSD required such assistance.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of VR&E benefits to pursue additional educational training beyond 48 months.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including improper notice and an inadequate medical determination.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses related to roundtrip travel from his home to the Wilmington, Delaware VAMC on July 24, 2025.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a voiding dysfunction to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and fully research the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to correct errors that occurred prior to the January 2021 VHA decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia based on the Veteran's conceded exposures during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 1, 2023, for the grant of special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria (SMC-HB).

The Board granted challenges to the validity of the amount of an overpayment and a waiver of the recoupment of the overpayment debt, reducing the amount from $62,959.83 to that accrued during the one-year period from the date of inception.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses for a special mode of transportation on May 30, 2024, due to untimely submission.

The termination of the Appellant's survivors' pension benefits, effective April 1, 2013, was properly determined based on her countable income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rate.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical care provided on October 20, 2019, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for the direct payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran due to an error in calculating the amount of attorney fees.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent, and no higher, for the service-connected other specific trauma and stressor, related disorder, effective September 3, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential rule announced in Veteran Warriors, Inc. v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC due to a lack of adequate notice provided by VA.

The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's disease, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service and have continued since.

The appeal for service connection for weakness in arms, left and right sides was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with bruxism, migraines, and irritable bowel syndrome, prevented her from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment for the period from August 15, 2012, to March 17, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for apportionment of VA compensation benefits to the Veteran's minor child, A.B.G., due to a pre-decisional error by the AOJ.