Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to obtain and associate with the claims file all records related to the September 14, 2018, ambulance transport.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on March 5, 2025, was dismissed as the claim was administratively approved while the appeal was pending.

The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38?U.S.C. �?1151 for pulmonary failure to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for additional dependency compensation for his spouse, E., as no claim or notice of marriage was received within a year of their December 2018 marriage.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of air ambulance services provided on March 18, 2024, to obtain missing medical records and properly adjudicate under relevant statutes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as his sole service-connected disability does not meet the criteria for such assistance.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by Swedish Health Services due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions was dismissed by the veteran before a decision was made.

The Board remands the appeal to correct errors in satisfying regulatory duties, including missing initial notifications of overpayment and information on the Veteran's enrollment changes.

The Board granted the waiver of recovery of overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) due to equity and good conscience considerations, including mitigating circumstances related to medical issues and financial hardship.

The Board granted challenges to the validity of the amount of an overpayment debt, reducing it from $11,481.12 to $11,435.07, but denied a waiver of the recoupment of this reduced debt.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for survivors' pension benefits for accrued benefits purposes due to her not meeting the statutory definition of a 'child'.

The Board remands the claim to correct a statutory duty under 38 U.S.C. § 5104 and a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses for round trip travel on March 7, 2022 to the Fort Meade VAMC is granted.

The Veteran's income was determined to be within the maximum annual pension rate, and he meets the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) as the evidence did not show that it began during a period of active duty or ACDUTRA.

The Board denied service connection for residuals from cataract removal but granted service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for meningioma and the cause of the Veteran's death, finding a nexus to herbicide exposure during military service.

The Board denied the application to recognize the Veteran's daughter D.L. as a helpless child for VA compensation purposes because the Veteran is not rated at least 30 percent disabled.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.