Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as there was no evidence that the Veteran had any pending claims at the time of his death, and the request for substitution was filed more than a year after his death.

The appeal for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, survivor's pension, and accrued benefits was dismissed due to a violation of claims-processing rules.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for ectopic pregnancy to obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion, including consideration of toxic exposure risk activities.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for payment of the cost of non-VA medical services provided on June 22, 2021, has been resolved administratively and is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding it to be at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services was dismissed for claims that were determined to be timely filed and paid, while the appeals for other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 25, 2021, for the award of service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Thailand.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria.

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to payment for non-VA medical services provided on January 6, 2020, has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The appeal for an extension of time to file an appeal from a decision issued on February 18, 2021, that granted Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits was denied, and the attempted appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating more than 10 percent for his trigeminal neuralgia.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychological condition, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits, in the amount of $649.46, as it found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), as there was no evidence to show that the condition had manifested as symptomatic multiple myeloma.

The appeal for service connection for memory loss was dismissed due to the Veteran having filed a supplemental claim application while an appeal was pending.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities from April 26, 2022, to August 9, 2022.

The Veteran's appeals for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals are therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility to enroll in PCAFC due to a pre-decisional duty to notify error and an inadequate medical decision.