Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically regarding his esophageal cancer, due to a need to verify the Veteran's participation in radiation-risk activities following the Palomares B-52 crash.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulitis, finding no evidence linking the condition to active duty.

The Board remands the matter to process the application for PCAFC benefits based on the now-eligible period of service.

The Board remands the service connection claim for an upper airway respiratory condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error for failure to obtain a VA opinion.

The appellant is eligible to direct payment of attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in the May 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for nocturia secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, as the evidence is in relative equipoise.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) beginning on June 18, 2022.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 20, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action and is now moot.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential decision of Veteran Warriors and an adequate medical determination.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on February 5, 2019, was administratively approved and is now dismissed.

The Board remands the Veteran's TDIU claims for extraschedular and schedular consideration, as they are inextricably intertwined.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right leg disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses related to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for reimbursement of medical services due to untimely filing and lack of good cause.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected chronic lymphocytic leukemia was a contributory cause.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher rate of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of bilateral lower extremities, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for such compensation.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine eligibility for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

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

The appeal regarding the overpayment of VA pension benefits is dismissed as the debt has been eliminated.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services provided on July 22, 2019, was dismissed as the issue has been resolved administratively.

The Board remands the motion to revise, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), an August 2, 2021, rating decision that denied entitlement to a TDIU.