Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the Veteran's eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to obtain an opinion on whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the program.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and initial rating for RLE DVT due to a pre-decisional error in failing to develop the claim on a direct basis, as well as the need for a TERA examination.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, which would have allowed her to receive VA death benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran was not a 'fugitive felon' during the period from August 17, 2022 through October 18, 2022, and thus the overpayment of VA compensation benefits is invalid.

The Board granted a waiver of recovery of the overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $3,689.83 due to financial hardship and to avoid defeating the purpose of the benefits.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, Alzheimer's dementia, based on a link to in-service fuel exposure.

The veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits is granted due to his honorable service during the Persian Gulf War Era.

The appeal regarding the Veteran's competency to manage VA benefits was dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy.

The Veteran's son, L., is recognized as a helpless child of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18.

The Board remands the claim for a benefits payment rate in excess of 60 percent for educational assistance benefits, under Chapter 33, to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a TDIU prior to March 9, 2018, to obtain additional evidence and ensure compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a groin injury and a disability manifested by left testicle pain, but denied a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) solely due to the lumbar spine disability. Several issues were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher rate of payment of Chapter 33 educational assistance benefits and remanded the matter of whether a debt in the total calculated amount of $2,025.44 resulting from an overpayment of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits was validly created.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period prior to February 14, 2018.

The motion to revise the November 2024 Board decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed due to insufficient pleading requirements.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to verify any exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Panama.

The appeal is remanded to obtain necessary information from Medicare regarding the Veteran's medical expenses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the most persuasive evidence established a personality disorder and substance use disorders, which do not constitute disabilities for VA compensation purposes.