Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a May 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no basis to toll or set aside the finality of the June 2003 denial.

The Board remands the issue of apportionment of VA compensation benefits to the Veteran's child, A.B., for further development and verification of the Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) disability income.

The appeal was granted, and N.K. is not eligible to the direct payment of agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a January 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer, finding it was proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran is in need of personal care services due to an inability to perform activities of daily living or a need for supervision or protection.

The Board dismissed the issue of whether the contractual payment rate for the cost of dental services furnished by the appellant on March 12, 2021, is proper.

The appeal for an apportionment from the Veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to the appellant on behalf of their children was denied because the Veteran is reasonably contributing to the financial support of the children and no hardship has been shown to exist for the children.

The Board granted an effective date of December 23, 2011, for the grant of service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and denied an earlier effective date prior to November 24, 2020, for special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of December 20, 2018 for a 100 percent rating for Crohn's disease with iron deficiency anemia and for DEA benefits based on permanent and total disability status. The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound criteria.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error of erroneous docketing.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing and the lack of a substitution eligibility determination by the AOJ.

The Board remands the case for a new medical opinion and proper notification regarding eligibility for enrollment in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC).

The appeal for payment of dental services provided by a non-VA provider on December 18, 2020, was dismissed as the matter is governed by statutory and contractual authority that creates a dispute process with no review by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU, finding no factually ascertainable evidence of an increase in service-connected disabilities within one year prior to July 27, 2016.

The claim for entitlement to a TDIU, prior to October 3, 2022, is remanded due to missing medical records.

The appeal for an initial higher rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative, and the appeal is dismissed.

The appeal for a waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA educational benefits was dismissed due to an erroneous docketing by the Board.

The Board remands the case to obtain letters addressing the creation of overpayment debts and mitigating circumstances, and to readjudicate the validity of the debt and request for waiver.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an extension to file a VA Form 10182 and dismissed his appeal regarding service connection for an adjustment disorder.