Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The appeal is remanded to obtain a more detailed and thoroughly explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in the PCAFC.

The Board granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment of $13,444.48 but denied it for $2,193.00.

The Board remands the issue of eligibility for enrollment in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to errors in notification and a need for an adequate medical opinion.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for increased ratings and a compensable rating for diabetic neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities, as well as hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung condition, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus between the Veteran's lung condition and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for right leg amputation and a right arm injury, both considered secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for a left eye disability was dismissed due to the untimely submission of the VA Form 10182.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of colon cancer, finding that August 10, 2022 was the earliest allowable date under the PACT Act.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 60 percent rating of coronary artery disease and TDIU, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's disability worsened within one year of the claim being received.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reimbursement of ambulance transportation travel expenses because the application was received more than 30 days after the travel.

The appeal was denied as the Veteran's discharge from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) was proper due to institutionalization exceeding 90 days.

The Board finds the current decision by the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) to be legally inadequate and remands the claim for a new medical determination considering all medical information of record.

The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of 10 percent for service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy and the appeal of the identification of a duty to assist error during higher-level review for entitlement to service connection for stroke were dismissed due to procedural defects in how the appeals were filed.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for revision of a July 1999 rating decision that assigned an initial 10 percent rating for service-connected residuals of right knee injury, finding no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board remands the appeal to satisfy regulatory and statutory duties under 38 U.S.C. § 1720G and 38 C.F.R. § 71.20, as there is a reasonable possibility of aiding in substantiating the Veteran's claim for PCAFC eligibility.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board remands the claim for a pre-decisional duty to assist error based on the precedential rule announced in Veteran Warriors, and requires the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to issue a notice of the decision consistent with the correct statutory criteria.

The Board remands the matter to verify and enumerate all periods of the Veteran's active service, including any Active Guard Reserve (AGR) service.

The Veteran's temporomandibular disorder (TMD) was rated at 40 percent, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was granted for the period from August 19, 2024 to April 3, 2025.