Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left foot calcaneal bone spurs, finding that they are secondary to his service-connected pes planus with plantar fasciitis.

The case is remanded to the AOJ for additional development, specifically requesting an accounting of all expenses paid in conjunction with the Veteran's funeral and burial, including any transportation expenses.

The Board granted a TDIU for the period between January 1, 2017, and April 24, 2019, but denied it for other periods.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA burial benefits as he did not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The appeal was dismissed as the issue of payment for non-VA medical services provided on August 22, 2020, has been resolved in favor of the appellant.

The Board granted the veteran's claims for clothing allowances for Clobetasol Probate 0.05 percent and Minerin cream, but denied the claim for Diclofenac Gel.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for endometriosis and hysterectomy is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA burial benefits as the Veteran was not in receipt of VA compensation or pension benefits at the time of his death, and there was no evidence establishing a service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals related to the proposed reductions of evaluations for service-connected conditions and a TDIU.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran has received the full benefits sought in his August 2022 CUE motion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for emphysema and interstitial lung disease to correct an error in satisfying a statutory duty regarding notice of the right to a hearing before VA issues notice of a decision on an initial or supplemental claim.

The appeal regarding the past-due benefits awarded in a May 2022 rating decision is dismissed as all interested parties have agreed to the division of attorney fees.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the condition and his active duty service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 13, 2020 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board granted service connection for left and right foot conditions as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal for eligibility to enroll into the PCAFC was denied due to the death of the Veteran before all application requirements could be completed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a scar, top of the head, based on clear and unmistakable error in a September 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for left and right hip degenerative arthritis before the Board made a decision.

The appeal for service connection for insomnia and narcolepsy was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC.