Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate prior to June 19, 2019, as she did not meet the criteria for such an award.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for back pain was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted a Level 2 stipend under the PCAFC for the period prior to the Veteran's death in June 2025, as the evidence supported that the Veteran required personal care services each time he completed three or more activities of daily living and was fully dependent on his caregiver.

The appeal seeking to readjudicate a previously denied claim for service connection and the appeal regarding recognition of E.C.M. as the Veteran's dependent spouse are dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple administrative review options, which is prohibited under the AMA.

The appeal as to the propriety of the award of attorney fees was denied, and the reasonableness of the fee award is remanded for further review.

The appeal for service connection was withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for anemia to obtain a medical opinion on its etiology, as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted restoration of a 100 percent evaluation for service-connected somatic symptom disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria, effective November 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA ambulance expenses incurred on July 26, 2021 to correct pre-decisional duty to assist omissions.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the 60 percent rating for right knee replacement was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's filing.

The Board remands the appeal for a new medical determination to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for direct payment of agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded from an August 2024 rating decision was denied due to a lack of a valid fee agreement with the Veteran's VA file number.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The appeal contesting the apportionment of $750.00 of the Veteran's monthly VA disability compensation benefits to the Appellee from May 1, 2022, to May 1, 2023, is denied.

The appeal of the June 2023 decision was dismissed due to a lack of standing by the appellant, who is the Veteran's son.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal to recognize S. as his dependent spouse for the purpose of receiving increased VA compensation benefits.

The Board is remanding the claim for additional VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, as there are inconsistencies in the evidence and a statutory duty to provide adequate notice of the basis for denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing (SAH) and a special home adaptation (SHA) grant due to insufficient evidence of permanent and total disability meeting the criteria.