Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for travel pay reimbursement was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it during a hearing.

The Veteran's eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits, including a certificate of eligibility (COE), is granted based on her six years of service in the selected reserves.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 10, 2022 for further consideration after assigning disability ratings to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (sciatic and femoral), and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for emphysema and denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings, TDIU, and DEA.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of ambulance transportation services and medical treatment services due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issue of the proper calculation of attorney fees for past-due benefits related to service connection and dependency pay.

The Board remands the claim for a cervical spine disability to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's lay statements and the natural progression of his congenital condition.

The appeal is remanded for the AOJ to associate pertinent records with the file and provide appropriate notice of the decision under 38 U.S.C. § 5104(b) to the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) for higher-level aid and attendance.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to not meeting the minimum service requirements.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for coronary artery disease for accrued benefits purposes and entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a skin condition affecting the scalp, hands and right leg but denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for a psychiatric disability.

The appeal for entitlement to a higher payment rate for medical services provided by Kindred Healthcare from October 21, 2019, to October 26, 2019, was dismissed due to the statutory and contractual authority governing the billing process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left hip limitation of extension of the thigh, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the disability and VA treatment.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings of traumatic brain injury, bilateral meibomian gland dysfunction, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia but ultimately denied it due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to service, including asbestos exposure.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the discontinuance of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.

The Veteran's motion to revise the January 2009 rating decision that reduced the evaluation of his service-connected AV block from a 100 percent evaluation to a noncompensable rating based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The appeal for attorney fees has been withdrawn by the appellant and is therefore dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hand disability, to include bilateral thumb pain, pain and locking of the 3rd digit left hand, and pain and locking of the 3rd digit right hand.