Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's left foot disability, but denied a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his military service.

The appeal regarding the misuse of fiduciary funds disbursed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's appeal form.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals granted the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to his honorable service during the Persian Gulf War Era.

The appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not file a timely VA Form 10182 within one year of the October 2022 rating decision.

The Board remands the Veteran's application for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC, finding that the previous denial was based on an incorrect assessment of his need for personal care services.

The appeal of eligibility to continue enrollment in the PCAFC is dismissed as no case or controversy remains.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the probative evidence did not establish that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot.

The appeal for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was dismissed as the Veteran has pursued this issue in a separate appeal stream.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in VA's PCAFC to correct errors that occurred prior to the January 2021 VHA decision on appeal, specifically related to notification and medical adequacy.

The Board remands the case for a legally adequate medical decision regarding the Veteran's eligibility for PCAFC benefits.

The appeal for eligibility to continue enrollment in the PCAFC is dismissed as moot due to the extension of eligibility for Legacy PCAFC participants.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for PCAFC due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including improper notice and an inadequate medical determination.

The Board remands the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an accounting of how the overpayment debt was calculated and whether it was validly created.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of photophobia to obtain a new VA opinion that adequately addresses its etiology, including whether it is related to the Veteran's active duty or secondary to his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Board granted service connection for airway disease due to other specific organic dusts, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than August 29, 2024, for recognition of D. as his spouse for additional dependency compensation.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hand-arm vibration syndrome as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions during the period on appeal.