Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board of Veterans' Appeals is remanding the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in failing to provide notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for trichomoniasis and remanded the issue of service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy.

The Board remands the matter to correct an error in failing to provide the complete record on appeal, including a March 2024 administrative decision and the Appellant's complete education file.

The Board dismissed the issue concerning entitlement to payment for non-VA medical care services due to an exclusive administrative dispute resolution process.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of HIV to obtain an adequate addendum opinion regarding its relationship to in-service sexual assault or activities.

The appeal concerning entitlement to additional payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on May 15, 2020, was dismissed due to the specific administrative dispute resolution process that does not allow for appellate review by the Board.

The Board remands the case to verify the validity of an overpayment and consider a waiver request.

The Board denied service connection for pituitary microadenoma and remanded the claim for a respiratory disability for further development.

The Board granted the veteran's appeal for basic eligibility for DEA benefits from August 1, 2014, but no earlier.

The appeal concerning the entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Veteran withdrew the issues on appeal, and they have been dismissed.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical care provided on February 1, 2018, has been resolved in full by administrative action; the appeal is moot.

The Board granted service connection for esophageal cancer, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his condition is related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a sinus condition before the Board hearing and decision were made.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for hypertensive retinopathy, bilateral.

The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services incurred on November 24, 2024, was granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Parkinson's Disease and diabetes mellitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to lack of jurisdiction over the underlying claim.

The appeal regarding payment for the cost of medical services furnished by the appellant in March 2020 is dismissed because it was governed by statutory and contractual authority that creates a dispute process with no review by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, as they do not prevent him from obtaining or following substantially gainful employment.