Other conditions decisions — 2025

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

The Board remands the matter to provide notice of the AOJ decision in compliance with 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a)(12)(A) and correct a pre-decisional error regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for recognition of L.J. as a 'helpless child' based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for further development, specifically to determine the relationship between the fatal metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma and active service including exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water and asbestos.

The Veteran's non-VA care on August 24, 2021, was granted as emergent in nature and related to or aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to additional education benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3320 for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship due to an incomplete record regarding the Veteran's eligibility as a graduate student in covered clinical training for health care professionals.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for additional VA payment or reimbursement for the cost of prescription medication prescribed to and purchased by him on March 12, 2022, in conjunction with non-VA community care left knee surgery.

The appeal for PCAFC benefits is dismissed due to the extension of eligibility for legacy participants.

The Board remands the claim for additional MHA benefits under VRRAP to ensure that the appellant receives proper notice and explanation regarding the amount of MHA he was awarded.

The Board granted the claims for reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided to the Veteran on April 28, 2022.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an error in satisfying a statutory duty.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right sided temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) but granted a separate, 10 percent disability rating for a right fifth cranial nerve dysfunction.

The appeal regarding the effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is remanded due to a failure by the AOJ to fully adjudicate the issue and provide proper notice.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and remanded the issue of a higher rating for his psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for loss of teeth due to treatment for right tonsil cancer because the Veteran did not lose substance of the body of his maxilla or mandible, and the loss was due to decay triggered by dry mouth caused by his cancer treatment.

The Board remands the Veteran's appeal to request more detailed financial information and clarification regarding the specific waiver claim.

The appeal for special monthly compensation for aid and attendance was denied as it was not timely filed.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, but remanded these issues to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for endometriosis and residuals of a partial hysterectomy secondary to service-connected disability based on the evidence demonstrating these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty.