Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for his left ring finger disability, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed because the claim is already pending under a separate docket.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary embolism and a compensable rating for left lower extremity varicose veins due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The appeal for a waiver of the $15,713.40 overpayment was dismissed as the debt has been eliminated.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation services due to a lack of proper development and consideration under applicable laws and regulations.

The Board denied service connection for urinary incontinence/leakage claimed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The appeal concerning eligibility to enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was denied due to the death of the Veteran before final approval and designation could be completed.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for DEA benefits due to it being intertwined with a separate claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims-processing defect, as the August 2021 rating decision did not adjudicate the Veteran's claims on the merits.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from July 20, 2020, to June 14, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care to ensure all necessary evidence is obtained and properly reviewed.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in a July 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether his fatal hepatocellular carcinoma was related to his in-service asbestos exposure and other duties.

The Board remands the case for an adequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for enrollment in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The Veteran withdrew the appeal, requesting to cancel all issues in the June 2, 2020, Board appeal.

The Board denied the application to revise the January 2001 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) which denied Special Monthly Compensation based on Loss of Use of a Creative Organ (SMC LOU).

The Board granted basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension based on the Veteran's wartime service requirement, finding the Veteran was discharged during a period of war for a service-connected disability (duodenal ulcer). The Board remanded the case for adjudication of whether the Veteran meets the income and net worth requirements for entitlement to pension benefits.

The Board granted service connection for a stroke, finding it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's stroke was proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating for compensation purposes.