Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Veteran's attorney is eligible for payment of fees based on past-due benefits from an August 2023 administrative decision that corrected the date of removal of the Veteran's former spouse for dependency pay purposes.

The Veteran's appeal for attorney's fees was dismissed as it was not timely filed within the 60-day period.

The appeal seeking a compensable evaluation for left testicle atrophy with Peyronie's disease was dismissed due to concurrent review of the same claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to September 21, 2021, for the increased evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for polycythemia vera to obtain additional records from the Veteran's community care provider.

The Board remands the matter to ensure a clear accounting of how the total overpayment debt was calculated for the Veteran's May 20, 2020 to August 31, 2020 semester courses.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disorder, characterized as a right hip strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the matter to issue a Summary of the Case addressing entitlement to attorney fees with respect to the February 2022 rating decision that granted individual unemployability.

The Board remands the matter to correct an AOJ error and a duty to assist error, specifically to obtain relevant records in the custody of a Federal department or agency.

Eligibility for the direct payment of fees based on past-due benefits awarded to the Veteran pursuant to an April 2024 rating decision is granted.

The Board remands the case to obtain private treatment records for an eye disorder that may have been present during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that head and neck cancer was related to herbicide agent exposure during service in Thailand.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hypercholesterolemia, stating that it is a laboratory finding and not a disability for which VA compensation benefits are payable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a temporary 100 percent evaluation for convalescence due to her June 2021 uterine fibroid removal surgery, finding no evidence of a nexus between the uterine fibroid and her service-connected ovarian cyst disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for eligibility under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to an inadequate medical determination by the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT).

The Board denied service connection for apical paraseptal emphysema as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, as the Veteran's claim was received on December 5, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for a more adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death, considering both in-service exposures and post-service risk factors.

The appeal for service connection for lung cancer was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.