Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for representative fees was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for fixed bridge dislocation and individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of left temporomandibular joint fracture with bilateral temporomandibular joint disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and individual unemployability was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating decision that continued a 30 percent evaluation for depression was denied due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Veteran's attorney is eligible for payment of fees based on past-due benefits from a March 2024 decision that awarded an increased disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including TDIU.

The appeal regarding the validity of an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35 is remanded due to missing evidence.

The apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation to claimant JMG on behalf of minor children, ESG and OMG was proper as the Veteran has not reasonably discharged his responsibility for their support.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of reactive gastropathy, claimed as gastritis, to include a secondary to the service-connected malignant neoplasm of the thyroid due to an inadequate VA examination and missing medical records.

The Board granted the restoration of the Veteran's dependent child, M., to her award of VA disability compensation based on school attendance effective from October 30, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for additional development, including obtaining non-VA medical records and other insurance information to determine if VA is responsible for any balance remaining after processing by other health insurance carriers.

The Board finds that the Veteran's chronic urticaria with skin hypersensitivity is due to toxic exposure in service and grants entitlement to service connection for this claim.

The appeal regarding the recoupment of separation pay was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the character of discharge claim to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and consider new regulatory changes.

The Board denied service connection for herpes simplex virus, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and any incident of service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and DEA benefits, as there is no factually ascertainable date when the Veteran's PTSD increased in severity during the one-year look-back period.

The appeal regarding the validity of the overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $66,908.00 was dismissed as the debt was found invalidly created.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to an inadequate medical opinion from the CEAT Review Consult.

The appeal for eligibility to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2025 Rating Decision is dismissed.