Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregiver (PCAFC) due to an inadequate medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the left ganglion cyst residuals was dismissed, while a rating of 10 percent for right ganglion cyst residuals from October 31, 2013, but no earlier, was granted.

The appeal of the proposed reduction of the rating for Grade III anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, s/p surgical excision with residuals is dismissed.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for insomnia disorder, effective October 31, 2024, as the severance was improper.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA care provided at MHS on January 11, 2022, related to emergency treatment for COVID-19.

The Board remands the appeal for an adequate medical decision and proper notification to the Veteran and his spouse regarding eligibility for PCAFC.

The Board granted Level 2 benefits under the PCAFC for the Veteran, as he is unable to self-sustain in the community and requires personal care services each time he completes three or more activities of daily living.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including missing VA treatment records and an incomplete medical opinion.

The appeal for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the January 2021 rating decision is dismissed as Legal Aid has renounced its entitlement to any fees and the entire amount was released directly to the Veteran.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death and lack of a recognized substitute.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to terminate the apportionment of his VA disability compensation benefits in favor of K.L.M. on behalf of their adopted child A.J.O.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of right and left eye cataract surgery due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, based on the Veteran's in-service experiences.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected anal/perianal fistula with pruritus ani, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's varicose veins of both lower extremities and a separate rating for her sleep disability, but denied entitlement to TDIU.

The appeal for service connection for a left foot disability was withdrawn by the veteran before the Board made a decision.

The appeal, including the issues of increased ratings for various conditions, was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative in February 2025.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work history, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of nerve disabilities in both upper extremities, as the evidence did not support a diagnosis prior to July 30, 2021.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 60 percent for Crohn's disease and TDIU prior to January 9, 2025 due to deficiencies in the medical opinions provided.