Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for unspecified mood disorder and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, but remanded the claims for bunion, left foot; left knee disability; and right knee disability.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for the Veteran's trauma disorder based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms that more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 22, 2023 for the award of TDIU.

The Board remands the case to ensure that the Appellant's complete loan guaranty file, including service personnel records and any prior applications for VA loan guaranty benefits, has been obtained and associated with the claims file.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits is dismissed as no justiciable case or controversy is before the Board.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating of the Veteran's service-connected left and right foot flatfoot with hammer toes and hallux abductal valgus to obtain an additional VA examination.

The Board remands the matter to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to ensure a complete record and correct errors that could potentially substantiate the Veteran's claim.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of medical services provided by St. Luke's Baptist Hospital on July 24, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of non-VA medical services received on May 20, 2025, due to a lack of VA authorization.

The appeal for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits is dismissed as moot due to the COWC's grant of the Veteran's request for a waiver.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The appeal of the proposed reduction for voiding dysfunction, status post prostate cancer, was dismissed as a matter of law because no actual reduction had occurred at the time of the appeal.

The Board remands the case to provide a paid and due audit of the Veteran's account, verify mitigating circumstances, and adjudicate whether the overpayment was properly created on the merits.

The Board remands the claim for a penile condition to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating of his left and right lower extremity atherosclerosis with DVT due to insufficient diagnostic testing.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in an April 2024 rating decision granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for COVID-19 vaccination residual disability, as there was no evidence that the vaccination occurred during active military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for memory loss to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.