Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to ensure adequate notice and an additional opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the program.

The Board granted service connection for keratoconus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service environmental exposures.

The appeal for payment of non-VA medical care provided by Prostheticare Fort Worth on August 4, 2021, was dismissed as it falls under the Veterans Community Care Program and disputes related to such care are not within the Board's jurisdiction.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for TDIU and proposed rating reductions for bilateral lower extremities and back disability.

The appeal regarding the veteran's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees was withdrawn by the appellant and thus dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation services due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's income status and the need for clarification on whether the transport can be considered to a VA-authorized facility.

The appeal for a waiver of education benefits was dismissed as the request was granted in full by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment of travel expenses to non-VA facilities due to untimely filing.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) and oral lichen planus as there was pre-decisional error in not obtaining addendum medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of the June 1977 rating decision that denied service connection for neurosis on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The appeal was granted, and the overpayment debt in the amount of $3,306 for monthly housing allowance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was not properly created.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2013 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for natural killer large granular lymphocytic leukemia (NK-LGL) to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The appeal regarding eligibility to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits, under 38 U.S.C. § 3320, was granted in full and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted the Veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment debt in the amount of $2,583.93 due to receipt of concurrent VA compensation benefits and drill pay in FY 2022, as recovery would cause undue financial hardship.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran is eligible for enrollment in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine the Veteran's eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.

The appeal concerning clothing allowance was dismissed due to the lack of an appealable decision regarding it in the preceding year.

The claim for a certificate of eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits was denied due to insufficient active-duty service.

The appeal for copayment exempt status was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.