Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in February 2023, as the claim was part of the same case and continuously pursued.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the increase in rating to 60 percent for polycythemia vera was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a plot/interment allowance as she had no costs incurred for the Veteran's burial at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery, which is under VA jurisdiction.

The Board denied the claim for accrued benefits as the Veteran did not have any pending claims at the time of his death, and the request for substitution was filed more than a year after his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for eligibility to the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship as he was pursuing a doctorate in osteopathic medicine, which is not an eligible program under the scholarship.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for malignant GIST with iron deficiency anemia to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

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

The appeal for a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for VA home loan benefits was dismissed as the Veteran was granted entitlement to these benefits in January 2024.

The appeals for service connection of angioedema and multiple myeloma were dismissed due to the untimely submission of the Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal regarding the proposed reduction in the evaluation of migraines has been dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board remands the matter to address the propriety of three indicated debts and adjudicate a waiver of those debts.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the notice of disagreement (NOD) did not properly identify the specific determinations with which he disagreed.

The Board denied the Veteran's challenges to the mode of calculation of his overpayment debt and dismissed his claim for a waiver of the recoupment of the overpayment.

The Board denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, finding that the Veteran's death was not proximately due to or the result of VA treatment.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 of Title 38, United States Code, as the Veteran's disability rating was not considered permanent.

The Board remands the claims for a more detailed examination to assess the current severity of the right index finger amputation residuals and to determine if there is a relationship between chronic pancreatitis and military service.

The Board denied service connection for nodules on the Veteran's gallbladder and remanded the claim for a lymph node condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for blepharitis with cataracts prior to June 1, 2021 and a compensable rating thereafter. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for bilateral dry eye syndrome with pain and light sensitivity.

The Board remands the service connection claim for cataracts due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.