Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of apportionment of the Veteran's VA disability benefits to the Appellant due to the Veteran's May 2018 incarceration, as there is a need for additional evidence regarding the parties' marriage.

The Board denied the restoration of a 100 percent rating for basal cell carcinoma (neck) and special monthly compensation based on housebound, as there was material improvement in the Veteran's condition.

The Board remands the claim for an eye disorder, separate and distinct from left eye vitreous floaters, to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The appeal seeking continued enrollment in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed as moot due to ongoing eligibility extensions.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for dependency allowance for his spouse and two children, as VA did not receive notice that he was claiming them as dependents prior to May 29, 2024.

The Board remands the matter for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment as of January 1, 2018.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) to schedule an appropriate VA retrospective examination and refer the case to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for a retrospective opinion regarding whether the Veteran was unemployable from April 3, 2013, on an extraschedular basis due to his service-connected disabilities.

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

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to October 29, 2020, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a duty to assist error, requiring VA to obtain SSA disability benefits records and any outstanding private treatment records.

The appeal for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, as it must be adjudicated in the first instance.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status, as it is inextricably intertwined with the claims for service connection for bilateral foot and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board remands the appeal to afford the Veteran an audit to consider whether he is entitled to retroactive compensation for unpaid compensation.

The appeal was denied regarding clear and unmistakable error in the July 1978 and December 1998 decisions, but an earlier effective date of April 15, 2020, for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted.

The Board remands the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to notification of special apportionment rights while the Veteran was incarcerated and to obtain updated financial information.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC due to errors in the March 2022 decision that did not provide a summary of evidence, applicable laws and regulations, or an explanation of how the decision was made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral vision disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to correct a duty to assist error and obtain a new medical determination.