Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for a rating above 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected ulcerative colitis was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date for a 40 percent rating for diabetes mellitus type I and II.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for acquired psychological conditions and eligibility for DEA under 38 USC chapter 35, as no valid claim was filed within one year of the initial intent to file application.

The appeal for entitlement to payment of medical services provided by Virtua Memorial Hospital on July 27, 2023, was dismissed as the billing process and rates of payment are governed by statutory and contractual authority that does not allow for review by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The claims for VA burial benefits in the form of a burial allowance and transportation allowance are remanded to the AOJ for an audit of the Veteran's file and to determine who paid for the funeral expenses.

The appeal of the effective date of service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda was dismissed due to untimeliness.

The appeal of the claimed wrongful debt was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The appeal for service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) was dismissed as there is no specific error of fact or law in the determination being appealed.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment or reimbursement of the cost of cataract surgery in the left eye has been resolved by administrative action and is now moot.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's residuals of right foot fourth and fifth distal phalanges, status post crush injury, as the evidence did not support a finding that his disability was more than moderate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not support that his service-connected PTSD prevented him from obtaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's VA compensation benefits were apportioned to the appellant (the Veteran's spouse) from December 2022 to August 2023, in the amount of the dependency allowance.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 60 percent for service-connected urinary incontinence prior to January 7, 2020, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted a clothing allowance for calendar year 2020 due to the use of prescribed skin ointments and medications, as well as for a right knee brace.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to pre-decisional errors in the August 2024 CEAT review.

The Board remands the issue of whether the withholding of VA disability compensation due to concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation and drill pay for 69 training days in Fiscal Year 2023 was proper, as it needs further evidence regarding the number of training days performed by the Veteran during that fiscal year.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC due to an inadequate medical opinion and a pre-decisional error based on an incorrect interpretation of statutory criteria.

The Board denied service connection for urinary incontinence, finding no evidence that the condition was related to the veteran's military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for service-connected burial benefits due to an inextricably intertwined issue of whether a service-connected disorder was the principal cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for additional VA educational benefits to the AOJ for further consideration in light of recent case law.