Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran appealed a proposed severance of service connection, rather than a final decision on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for increased ratings of 60 percent for bilateral hearing loss and 10 percent for left lateral malleolus fracture, finding no factual basis to award an earlier effective date than January 4, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or housebound status due to an incomplete claims file.

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to associate relevant records and determine if payment or reimbursement is warranted under 38 U.S.C. § 1725 or 1728.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on May 23, 2021, to ensure proper development and adjudication under applicable laws.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses related to episodes of care on March 24, 2025, and March 26, 2025, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's income for 2023 exceeded the means test and geographical means test thresholds, thus he is not eligible for copay exempt status for medical care and prescriptions.

The Board remands the claims for recognition of J.R., S.R., and S.A. as helpless children on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 due to a pre-decisional error in VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reversal or revision of a May 2017 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a brain disorder (glioblastoma) to obtain an additional medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability precluded his ability to maintain substantially gainful employment prior to August 31, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disability, to include basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, stucco keratosis, and seborrheic keratosis, as well as a right thoracic back circular scar, to include as secondary to treatment for basal cell carcinoma.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA opinion addressing whether any eye disorder, to include conjunctivitis and dry eye syndrome, is incurred in or related to service.

The case is remanded to issue a new character of discharge determination using the amended regulations, particularly considering the Appellant's physical injuries.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of right and left elbow disabilities to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board granted service connection for ulcerative colitis, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1310 and 1318, as well as accrued benefits, due to the lack of a service-connected disability at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for cystitis and perforated diverticulitis, as residuals of prostate cancer treatment, due to a lack of the consent form for salvage radiation treatment in 2007.

The Board granted service connection for Crohn's disease, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his current disability had its onset during active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hand disabilities due to a failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations.