Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral leg cramps, diagnosed as bilateral intermittent chronic calf spasms (leg cramps), finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the in-service leg cramps and the current disability.

The appeal for an effective date earlier than May 14, 2018, for the award of TDIU was dismissed.

The appeal for service connection for esophagitis was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder and tinnitus, as there was no evidence that he continuously pursued these claims within one year of the prior denials.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a waiver of recoupment of an overpayment debt, finding that the Veteran was at fault in creating the debt and that he would not be unfairly enriched by its recoupment.

The appeal for eligibility to continue enrollment in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed as moot due to the extension of eligibility for Legacy PCAFC participants.

The Board denied the appellant's request for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, as she was no longer eligible due to her age.

The Board remands the matter to the AOJ for an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and to provide complete notice as required by law.

The discontinuance of VR&E services due to lack of cooperation or failure of participation was improper, and the services are restored.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, as their marriage ended in divorce before his death.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for pleurisy but granted an earlier effective date of January 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection.

The Board remands the claims regarding the propriety of the discontinuance of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and the intertwined issue of DEA discontinuance, as there was a pre-decisional failure to satisfy a regulatory duty by determining whether the Veteran's employment was actually substantially gainful.

The Board granted entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation to the appellant.

The Board granted service connection for basal cell adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland and temporomandibular joint disorder, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $8,317.80 due to a failure to timely report his divorce.

The Board remands the claim for a left lower extremity nerve condition to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for gout as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected ulcerative colitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for somatic symptom disorder, finding that the evidence did not support an increase from the current 50 percent rating.

The Board granted entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation for the minor child, N.B.