Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, finding that he did not have an employment handicap and was therefore not in need of rehabilitation.

The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA emergency medical care provided by Abbott Ambulance on December 15, 2020, due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and failure to provide adequate notice.

The appeal for reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses incurred on September 2, 2019, is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of a February 17, 2024 Professional Engineering (PE) examination fee with NCEES is granted.

The Board remands the claim for VA education benefits due to the need for an update of the Veteran's educational appeal file, specifically regarding any adverse actions or decisions related to the exhaustion of his VA education benefits in 2020.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's varicose veins of the lower left extremity as the evidence did not show persistent edema, stasis pigmentation or eczema, intermittent or persistent ulceration, and massive board-like edema with constant pain at rest.

The Board granted an effective date of February 12, 2022, for the award of an initial rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) education benefits and an extension of the delimiting date beyond June 13, 2023.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period on appeal, as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a June 2023 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to further AOJ action being warranted to correct duty to assist errors.

The appeal concerning entitlement to payment of the cost of non-VA medical care provided on February 6, 2020, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a mental health condition, to include insomnia, as it finds that an examination and opinion are necessary to address the aggravation prong of causation for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for 2021 was denied because he is not service-connected for a skin disability or any related condition.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for insomnia before the Board could make a decision on the merits.

The appeal concerning the payment of expenses for non-VA dental services provided to the Veteran on August 5, 2020, is dismissed as the claim was administratively resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date for service connection for right ankle strain has been withdrawn.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), death pension, and accrued benefits as the Veteran's surviving spouse due to a prior divorce.

The appellant is eligible to the direct payment of attorney fees based on the past-due benefits awarded in the May 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted an effective date of February 26, 2024, for the addition of the Veteran's child R. and spouse J. as dependents to his award of VA disability compensation.