Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than January 9, 2023, for the grant of service connection for insomnia as secondary to a back disability due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of June 28, 2021, for the grant of a total disability rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for revision of a March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing defect, specifically the Veteran's concurrent election for review under different appeal lanes.

The Board remands the claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33 due to missing service records and the need to verify the appellant's active duty periods.

The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and ensure proper duty to assist has been fulfilled.

The appeal for an increased amount of apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits based on cost of living (COLA) adjustments and increases in the Veteran's combined disability rating was dismissed as it was not adjudicated in the October 2022 notification letter.

The appellant was denied recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for the purpose of establishing eligibility to VA death benefits.

The Veteran is granted an additional 12 months of VA educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill TOE program, subject to a total cap of 48 months.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than August 1, 2024, for adding his spouse M.M. as a dependent.

The Board remands the claim for further development to obtain all outstanding records related to the Veteran's use of VA educational benefits and TOE allocations.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that the earliest possible effective date was January 18, 2022, and that a 10 percent rating adequately addressed the Veteran's symptoms.

The Board remands the matter to the AOJ for an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and to provide complete notice as required by law.

The Veteran withdrew all appeals related to service connection for urinary pain, ejaculation pain, groin pain, pelvic pain, and sleep disturbance.

The appeal is remanded for the VA Regional Office to issue a Statement of the Case and address the Veteran's claims in accordance with prior Board directives.

The Veteran withdrew all appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review them.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error of the June 2014 rating decision, which assigned a 10 percent disability rating effective March 20, 2014, for the Veteran's service-connected dislocation right shoulder and degenerative arthritis, status post reconstruction surgery.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) as they do not meet the criteria based on their ability to independently perform activities of daily living.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran.