Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted entitlement to payment of beneficiary travel expenses for round trip travel on October 31, 2024 and November 15, 2024 to VA medical centers.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for idiopathic hypersomnia and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a spinal disability, as the evidence did not support a finding that his condition was related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to a TDIU and an effective date prior to March 29, 2022, for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) as these issues have been fully resolved. The appeal was also denied for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for quadriceps tendonitis, claimed secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, due to the AOJ's failure to adjudicate it properly.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia and adjustment disorder due to a lack of evidence showing in-service occurrence or current diagnosis.

The Board remands the matter to ensure a clear accounting of how the total overpayment debt was calculated and for adjudication of the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery on an overpayment in the first instance.

The discontinuance of VR&E services due to lack of cooperation or failure of participation was improper; restoration of services is granted.

The appeal for reimbursement of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on August 17, 2020, was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The appeal concerning payment of non-VA medical services provided from December 15, 2020, through December 31, 2020, was dismissed due to the specific dispute resolution process for Veterans Care Agreements.

The Veteran's appeal for a certificate of eligibility for a special home adaptation grant was denied because she has no service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate is granted from October 17, 2018, but no earlier.

The Board granted service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome, right hip and left hip (includes trochanteric bursitis) with sclerosis and calcific tendonitis based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a broken nose, finding that the Veteran's condition started during service and continued to the present.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a dental condition for treatment purposes to VHA for determination of eligibility.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for colon cancer to obtain a new VA examination as the previous one is deemed inadequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, Title 38 of the United States Code (Post-9/11 GI Bill) due to insufficient qualifying active duty service.

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

The Board denied service connection for a skin rash of the left upper extremity, and also denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and incomplete paralysis due to Bell's Palsy.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.