Other conditions decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case to obtain records pertaining to the estate of the Veteran, including as to the designated executor/administrator, to determine if an overpayment was validly created and whether a waiver of recovery is appropriate.

The appeal challenging the removal of J.R.B., the Veteran's spouse, from his VA disability compensation award was denied. The appeal concerning the removal of his dependent children, R.F.B. and S.G.B., was dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for urethral strictures, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 9, 2009, for additional dependency benefits for his spouse.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for readjudication of his claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as new and relevant evidence had not been received.

The appeal for payment of non-VA dental services provided on September 27, 2019, has been resolved administratively and is now moot.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 11, 2020, for the Veteran's total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for reentrance into the VR&E program due to an inadequate evaluation report from the VRC.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's death is related to in-service asbestos exposure, as required by the PACT Act.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for DIC benefits because she was divorced from the Veteran at the time of his death.

The Board granted an effective date of March 6, 2024 for the grant of service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome but remanded the issue of an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board remands the matter of whether an overpayment of VA educational benefits is valid due to a lack of information regarding how the debt was created.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for payment of non-VA emergency care provided by Adventist Health Care in Hawaii on April 21, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for hairy cell leukemia and thrombocytopenia under the PACT Act, but remanded claims for further evidence.

The appeal for additional clothing allowances for calendar year 2020 was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the issue of the validity of the monthly compensation award in the amount of $9,238.83 effective from September 1, 2023 for an audit to be conducted by the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of the July 2015 and February 2016 rating decisions based on CUE, as it found that no error was made in assigning effective dates.

The Board remands the matter to obtain further development regarding whether the Veteran was prevented from pursuing his chosen program of education due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than April 1, 2025, for adding his spouse L.W. as a dependent.

The Board granted a petition to readjudicate the claim of whether the character of the Appellant's discharge from service constitutes a bar to the receipt of VA benefits, due to new and relevant evidence being submitted.