Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board grants entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective September 4, 2015.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his failure to respond to VA's request for information regarding his employment status, which prevented the determination of whether he meets the economic component of TDIU.

The Board remands the case to obtain records from the Social Security Administration and to obtain a medical opinion as to whether the Veteran was in need of aid and attendance prior to June 11, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, high grade glioblastoma, due to chemical exposure during his service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the claim for burial transportation expenses due to a need for further development of evidence regarding the Veteran's hospitalization by VA at the time of his death.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of anesthesiology services provided by Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc., on November 21, 2021, was dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal.

The Board granted an effective date of September 7, 2021, for the assignment of a 30 percent rating for the left foot disability and denied a higher initial rating.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date for eligibility for Chapter 35 DEA benefits, as he did not make a valid election within the required timeframe.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating and eligibility for DEA benefits, as no evidence showed that his disability worsened within one year prior to filing his claim in October 2021.

The appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance is dismissed as it has been fully granted in a separate decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for additional dependency benefits for his children M.R.F. and M.I.F., as there was no legal basis to grant an earlier effective date.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC to obtain an additional opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the program.

The Board remands the appeal for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran meets eligibility requirements for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The Board remands the claim to obtain additional explanation regarding whether the Veteran requires personal care services and if participation in PCAFC would be in his best interest.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance for an examination addressing whether the appellant requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an April 2024 rating decision.

The appeal was partially granted, as the debt resulting from an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 1606 was valid, but a waiver of recovery of this debt was granted due to equity and good conscience considerations.

The Board granted service connection for voiding dysfunction and impairment of sphincter control, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine L5-S1 with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board dismissed the appeals for payment or reimbursement of non-VA care provided by UCHHRH on March 24, 2021, as the claims were approved and paid.