Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 30, 2009, for the award of TDIU.

The Board remands the issue of whether the calculation of the appellant's remaining entitlement to educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, Title 38, United States Code (Post-9/11 GI Bill) was correct.

The appeal concerning the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney cancer has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding an examination to determine if the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service-connected PTSD and conceded exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board remands the claim for an additional payment for beneficiary travel expenses incurred on May 29, 2025, to ensure proper documentation and notification are provided.

The Board granted service connection for inguinal and ventral hernias, but remanded the claims for disorders of the knees, elbows, ankles, and lumbar spine, as well as PTSD.

The Board granted entitlement to an award of additional dependency compensation for the Veteran's son, K.F., as a dependent school child from October 17, 2021 to May 21, 2022.

The appeal for entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria is dismissed as there is no remaining area of disagreement.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and provide proper notice under 38 U.S.C. § 5104.

The appeal concerning dependency benefits for the Veteran's child was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal seeking additional payment for beneficiary travel benefits associated with a January 19, 2022 VA medical appointment has been dismissed as the claim has been fully resolved in favor of the Veteran.

Eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a May 2024 rating decision is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use, as no valid claim was received prior to April 29, 2020.

The appeal for a waiver of overpayment debt in the amount of $2,583.93 due to receipt of concurrent VA compensation benefits and drill pay in FY 2022 is dismissed as it has been rendered moot by a previous decision granting the overpayment.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $61,404.00 has been dismissed due to the reversal of the overpayment debt.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lung disability to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's lung conditions, including COPD and biapical lung scarring.

The Board denied the motion for revision, based on clear and unmistakable error, of the January 1986 rating decision that assigned an initial 10 percent disability rating for status post right knee meniscectomy.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 16, 2020, for TDIU and DEA benefits but denied an earlier effective date for the Veteran's 70 percent disability evaluation for PTSD.

The appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to back pay due to improper processing at service separation is dismissed.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to July 28, 2023, for the award of a 50 percent rating for sinusitis was dismissed due to concurrent elections and pending review options.