Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC associated with an October 2022 application for further development, as additional evidence is needed to determine whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC.

The Board granted an effective date of June 18, 2020, for the addition of the Veteran's child, M.C., as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right foot bunions to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing and to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran requires aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that the severity of his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dry eye syndrome, as it was determined that the condition resulted from an in-service elective photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) surgery to correct a developmental defect.

The Board granted service connection for testicular cancer under the PACT Act, presuming it resulted from in-service exposure to burn pits.

The Board remands the claim for further development to verify toxic exposure risk activities and obtain a medical opinion on the relationship between such exposures and the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l), (o), and a higher level of SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1) from April 30, 2019.

The Board remands the matter to ensure all relevant records are associated with the claims file, including any documentation regarding an exemption request for income year 2022.

The Board denied the claim for apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability compensation as there was no evidence that the Veteran was not reasonably discharging his duty to his dependents and the appellant experienced hardship.

The appeal concerning the proposal to stop VA compensation benefits effective December 12, 2022, based on a return to active duty is dismissed.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and properly develop the claim for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers due to a determination that he was not in need of personal care services for a continuous six month period.

The Board granted the Veteran's timely request for a waiver of an overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, but remanded the issue of whether a waiver is warranted to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to enroll in VA's PCAFC due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate medical opinion from the CEAT.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's eosinophilic esophagitis is related to his active service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for congestive heart failure, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 2, 2021, for service connection for vitiligo.