Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter to ensure that the Appellant's complete loan guaranty file has been obtained and associated with the claims file prior to adjudication on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to recognize his grandchildren, F. and L., as his dependent children for VA purposes due to lack of legal adoption or equivalent status.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for mixed episodes of constipation and diarrhea prior to March 30, 2024, and found that the maximum schedular rating has been awarded from that date onward.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the Appellant due to errors in the AOJ's duty-to-assist and decision-making process.

The Board remands the claim for further development and to ensure that the relevant evidence of record is associated with the file, including any written notice of revocation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill entitlement transferred to the appellant.

The appeal concerning the proper contractual payment rate for non-VA medical services provided from November 23, 2019 to December 11, 2019 was dismissed due to the lack of Board review authority over VCA disputes.

The Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility (COE) for VA home loan guaranty benefits is granted based on his two periods of honorable service.

The appeal regarding duplicate payments for dependency compensation and DEA benefits was dismissed as it was a duplicate of an appeal under a separate docket number that was already adjudicated.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, as well as special monthly compensation and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The case is remanded to obtain additional information and re-adjudicate the claim for a Certificate of Eligibility for VA loan guaranty.

The Board denied an apportionment of the Veteran's VA compensation benefits to the Appellant on behalf of the Veteran's children due to evidence showing they resided at the Veteran's address.

The appeal of the propriety of the December 2023 reduction in the rating of PTSD from 50 percent to 30 percent is dismissed due to a duplicate VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, as there are pre-decisional duty to assist errors that need correction.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for a certificate of eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits based on his six years of credible service in the Army National Guard.

The appeal concerning the contractual payment rate for dental services furnished by the appellant on August 12, 2020 was dismissed due to the specific administrative process governing Veterans Care Agreements.

The Board granted additional dependency benefits for the Veteran's daughter, M., based on her continuous school attendance from December 16, 2022, to December 16, 2023.

The Board denied the claim for a government-furnished headstone or grave marker as the decedent did not have qualifying active military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome of the left thigh to obtain a new VA medical opinion addressing the Veteran's in-service injury and continuity of symptoms.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for clothing allowance and an increased rating above 40 percent for voiding dysfunction and residuals of prostate cancer.

The appeal for PCAFC benefits was dismissed as the Veteran's eligibility has been extended until September 30, 2028.