Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to an inadequate CEAT review.

The Board remands the matter for further development to adjudicate entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114, including subsection (l).

The Board granted service connection for back pain, diagnosed as IVDS, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which was related to conceded in-service exposure to dioxin.

The Board granted service connection for functional diarrhea, which is presumptively related to the Veteran's Persian Gulf service.

The Board remands the claims for a right hip disability to schedule an examination to determine the current severity of the disability and address any inadequacies in the previous VA examination.

The claims for service connection for left-sided and right-sided genitofemoral neuralgia as secondary to a thoracolumbar spine disorder were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity nerve conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board remands the issue of whether discontinuance of TDIU effective April 1, 2025, was proper for further development and readjudication.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 100 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with schizoaffective disorder.

The Board remands the claims for VA payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical services provided by Inova Health Care Services from January 26, 2021, to January 29, 2021.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 3, 2023, for the award of service connection for right knee strain with knee joint osteoarthritis.

The Board granted service connection for left and right leg shin splints, but remanded the claims for left and right leg thigh splints.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 20, 2021 for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance but denied a higher rating than 50 percent for somatic symptom disorder from June 13, 2024 to February 12, 2025.

The Board granted Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, due to myocardial infarction related to exposure to herbicide agents during active service.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a new medical opinion from the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) regarding the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential rule announced in Veteran Warriors and other necessary actions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E services due to his service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities making it not reasonably feasible for him to pursue a vocational goal.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal contesting the May 2022 award of an apportionment from his VA disability compensation benefits on behalf of his child, M.M., is denied.