Other conditions decisions — 2025

The appeal for eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is denied due to the death of the Veteran, which precludes initial eligibility requirements.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance from November 6, 2023.

The Veteran's VA disability compensation is granted an apportionment of $150 per month on behalf of his minor child, T.E.B., due to the income disparity between the parties.

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services provided on December 22, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of both feet, as there was no evidence that he experienced such a condition due to service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for varicose veins of the left and right lower extremities, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

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

The appeal concerning the payment of non-VA medical services provided on April 16, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of entitlement to payment for non-VA medical services provided on May 23, 2019, has been resolved in full by administrative action.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical care provided on July 13, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal and the Board dismissed it.

The Board remands the matter to adjudicate the issue of whether the debt in the amount of $15,728.11 was validly created.

The Board denied service connection for a dental condition, including the loss of a tooth, as there was no evidence of a current disability that met the criteria for compensation purposes.

The appeal for benefits under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is dismissed due to the extension of eligibility for legacy PCAFC participants.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a deviated septum due to an inadequate examination and duty to assist error.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for VR&E benefits, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded all forms of substantially gainful employment from July 2, 1998 to September 30, 2015.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's angioedema is related to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of resection of large intestine with diverticular disease and colonic ischemia due to errors in assisting the Veteran in obtaining records from a 1983 surgery and an addendum medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal concerning the propriety of removing S. L. P., the Veteran's spouse, from his VA disability compensation award as a matter of law.